Tag: trees
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Spreading Arms
I love trees. Their branched arms stretch out wide, becoming homes for countless birds and small mammals, and they give shade when the temperatures soar. Many produce fruit or sap that we enjoy. We came across this tree while on a walk, and what appeared to be dead was actually alive. The branches were few,…
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Nobody Wants To Be Cut Down
I love trees. My husband says I relate to trees like I do people–each one has a personality and quirks. All of them have value. We have a live oak in our front yard that is slowly doing damage to our driveway, water pipes, and lawn. The root system sits high so there are these…
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‘Twas The Crazy Before Christmas
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the town, Folks were scurrying, shopping, all wearing a frown. The pressure was on to get the best gift For Auntie Matilda and old Uncle Riff. The baking was started, but not nearly done, Each batch that emerged, kids would eat every one. The post office, packed with…
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Just A Little Light Changes Everything
I’m a sucker for Christmas lights. With that reality, we’ve never been able to pull off any kind of outside decorative lighting during the holidays because of a genuine ineptness on the part of me and my husband. We’ve never figured out how to attach all those random strings to a source of power so…