tree amigos

 I consider myself a friend of trees

    On our lot we have a red oak, white oak, burr oak, sugar maple, shagbark hickory,  English plane tree, red bud, gingko, and 2 eastern blue spruce.  Or something, not a Colorado one, but a different variety.

    On my folly, I have planted sugar maple and hickory.

    While I get them planted, sometimes I fall behind on maintenance.

    So I spent about an hour and a half outside today, weeding around 4 of the trees.  

    When I was on my fourth, my old legs started barking and the little black bugs started biting my arms, neck, face.....so I quit for the day.

    Doing this is something that should not take a long time, but it did.  Hopefully the rest of the trees will be a little easier.

    It's not just weeding.  The pines have grown and their grass free circle has to be expanded.  So I had to dig up some grass and make their circles a bit bigger.  I am terrible at circles.  It looks more like an oval.

    I did listen to the Cubs on the radio.  

    I think the ending of the baseball season is a sad event.  And watching Justin Verlander toss his last pitch as a pro baller did bring a tear to my eye, especially when his daughter ran out to hug him.  

    We have spent a good part of the summer watching Cubs games.  Rooting for PCA, laughing at T Mac, singing when they win, pouting when they lose.  

    Yes, the playoffs continue.  but the cast changes. 

    I just hope I can hear Pat Hughes say it one more time:  "The Chicago Cubs have won the World Series."

    All they have to do is win 14 more games and they will.

    It can be done.

Peace and Love

        Especially Peace