Remember as a kid losing a baseball in a tree? Well, there are no shortages of baseballs or trees through this December at the Kern County Museum in Bakersfield. Tis Clock Tower Holidays through December 29, and this festive season you will find the museum’s Main Gallery occupied by tall evergreens filled with curious ornaments — everything from baseballs to shopping receipts. This year’s theme is “My Favorite Things,” and depending on the tree decorator, “favorite things” ran the imaginatively eclectic and wonderful gamut. Visitors got their first look during the opening reception on Nov. 19 — a night of gazing at wondrous tree works of art and equally splendid holiday wreaths created by local artists. There was plenty of delicious food, beverages, a silent auction for the wreaths, and a contest to decide which artists had created the most award-worthy displays. This year’s “Over The Top” winner was “Nightmare Before Christmas” — a tree designed by Denise Kobdish that featured ghouls and goblins that conveyed a surprisingly festive mood. More