May 24, 2005
Constructive weekend
It's interesting how when my parents show up things start happening. They have this unbelievable ability to get things done, and inspire you to get things done also. At 70ish my Dad is just starting to have just a little bit more energy than myself, a few years ago he had well over double the stamina and willpower.
Sat. he fixed my car, it needed new bearings and the brakes were sticking a bit too. Sun we tuned up the lawnmower, went shopping for trees for the front lawn, found a couple nice ones, a weeping birch, and an ornamental crabapple. Monday we talked my stepfather-in-law to take us back to Hole's Greenhouse to pick them up in his truck. We planted them in the cold rain, of course my Dad did most of the digging. We've been wanting trees for as long as we've been living in the house (about 9 years), in a few years they should shield our south facing windows from the summer sun.
Wow... this post just sort of fizzled, maybe I'll put something up later when I'm less friggin tired.
Posted by Oorgo at May 24, 2005 02:43 PMI don't think it fizzled. I think that there is something great about planting a tree, something that says you're going to be around for a long time to enjoy the tree in years to come. No fizzle here at all for me.
Posted by: RP at May 25, 2005 01:33 PM|
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