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Photo of the Week: When the Treetops Glisten

[IMGCAP(1)]This year’s Capitol Christmas Tree, hailing from the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana, was officially lit on the West Front lawn of the Capitol Tuesday night. The 70-foot subalpine fir is covered in energy-efficient light-emitting diodes.

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