BOISE — It may not look like much from the inside; just a skinny tree with no ornaments and strands of colorful lights.
But, if you take a step back and look at the bigger picture, it's quite unique.
It appears there is a Christmas tree put right through a roof.
"It was one of those Christmas memories going out and looking at Christmas lights," said Boise, Idaho resident Wayne Richey.
The tree is about 16 feet tall.
"I cut about 3 feet out of the middle. Half goes in the house, half goes on the roof," Richey said.
Despite the illusion, there's no hole in the house. Just a piece of plywood on top, with the top half of the tree screwed on.
"It makes people's day," he said. It's something Richey's done before back in eighties and has now continued for several years.
"Four years ago, I bought this house and when I came in, looking at this house, I saw the big open front windows on the intersection. I said, 'I'm putting a tree in that window.'"
This year, the tree has shined for more than just neighbors ever since Richey snapped a photo and posted it online.
"The first week we had 450,000 views, 500 comments and it's just exploded, since then."
Facebook pages such as Larry the Cable Guy and George Takei picked up the image.
"If you Google, Christmas tree, roof and moose, it comes up on the top of Google images," he said. "It's exploded and been a lot of fun."
With 1,400 lights and a couple cuts, Richey says he'll continue with his Christmas tree tradition.
