Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
We have planted three dogwood trees in our woodlot. They are native to the woodlot – and the old ones were dying. We planted this one about 35 years ago. Its flowers are a dark pink and smaller than the other two. The one on our patio was planted 27 years ago – a gift […]
We have two flowering cherry trees in our yard – a weeping cherry and a regular cherry. Weeping cherry trees are believed to have originated in China and were first cultivated in Japan in the 8th century as ornaments for the homes of royalty in Kyoto. There are only a few instances in the ancient […]
Thursday, July 20 This time the trees were in Anne’s yard – in the woodlot behind our house and the pavilion. A few days earlier a large branch fell on the back of the house and ruined her heating/cooling unit. Another branch went through the roof and into her bathroom. For that reason the carpenter […]
Monday, January 30 It makes me sad that we have to take down our pretty Ash tree (right), but it barely had leaves last summer, and Amos said there was nothing he could do for it. So he came on Monday morning to put it out of it’s misery. First he took down the small […]
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
Monday, December 28 This tree has been a concern to us for the past few years. We always told people not to park close to it – especially if it was windy, because dead branches came crashing down without warning. As I watched Amos take this tree down – piece by piece – I understood […]