Rain fell hard most of Sunday afternoon but the sun has returned to give us a beautiful spring day. Some trees are beginning to leaf out, including the pear tree in front and the red maple in the back yard. Oaks won't be far behind.
Speaking of oaks I was remembering the huge oaks, mostly will oaks, that once surrounded the upper pond in our pasture. Some of those huge trees had to be more than a hundred years of age when I was a kid. The area was beautiful and one year the church decided to have a picnic there.
Nothing lasts for ever and lightning began to take a toll, one by one. Over a period of about 15-20 years after the first big tree was struck by lightning, all of those magnificent oaks were gone.
Speaking of oaks I was remembering the huge oaks, mostly will oaks, that once surrounded the upper pond in our pasture. Some of those huge trees had to be more than a hundred years of age when I was a kid. The area was beautiful and one year the church decided to have a picnic there.
Nothing lasts for ever and lightning began to take a toll, one by one. Over a period of about 15-20 years after the first big tree was struck by lightning, all of those magnificent oaks were gone.
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