Spring can be a breath=taking time in the Pacific Northwest. There is flora and fauna wherever you look: daffodils blooming in every yard; the squirrels waking up from their hibernation and scurrying about, the trees turning green and budding in pinks and whites....
Two friends and I went up to the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens yesterday, in Woodland, WA ( http://lilacgardens.com/ ). And also to the IOOF Cemetery where my family has plots. It was a very rainy day (as today is also) but the colors are spectacular. The lilacs are brilliantly painted in shades of lavender, purple, blue and ivory. The grass is greener than the sod in Ireland and the apple and cherry trees are blossoming in pink.
I bought a Monkey Puzzle Tree yesterday (http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=monkey+puzzle+trees&qpvt=monkey+puzzle+trees&FORM=IGRE ) . These were given out as seedling in 1905 in Portland, Oregon at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. A South American expo participant gave out seedling at their booth at the 1905 Exposition. People went home and planted these trees. Now, there are a lot of 80 foot high Monkey Puzzled Trees (some call them Monkey Tail Trees) all over Portland. Over the years, a lot of them have been chopped down. So, I was happy to see these young sprouts at the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens. I planted it out front this morning. May it grow, prosper and eventually block the view of my neighbor's home!
Two friends and I went up to the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens yesterday, in Woodland, WA ( http://lilacgardens.com/ ). And also to the IOOF Cemetery where my family has plots. It was a very rainy day (as today is also) but the colors are spectacular. The lilacs are brilliantly painted in shades of lavender, purple, blue and ivory. The grass is greener than the sod in Ireland and the apple and cherry trees are blossoming in pink.
I bought a Monkey Puzzle Tree yesterday (http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=monkey+puzzle+trees&qpvt=monkey+puzzle+trees&FORM=IGRE ) . These were given out as seedling in 1905 in Portland, Oregon at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. A South American expo participant gave out seedling at their booth at the 1905 Exposition. People went home and planted these trees. Now, there are a lot of 80 foot high Monkey Puzzled Trees (some call them Monkey Tail Trees) all over Portland. Over the years, a lot of them have been chopped down. So, I was happy to see these young sprouts at the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens. I planted it out front this morning. May it grow, prosper and eventually block the view of my neighbor's home!