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I like trees. They do a lot of things for us. They turn carbon dioxide into oxygen for us hoomans. They provide a sturdy place for birds to build nests. They are leaf factories. If carefully placed, they can hold a hammock. Some trees provide for climbing fun.

This weekend we watched some home videos from 1994 so my son’s girlfriend could see some funny movies of him at age 4 1/2 years old. The best part was from Easter 1994. I was recording the action. My daughter, who was 8 1/2 years old was sniping all the eggs. We’d give my son a hint, then SWOOP in she came and stole it. We kept hearing, “Sissy, that was mine!” Well at one point he said in a maniacal voice “I GET CANDY!!!”. We watched that scene quite a few times.

Well, back to the topic of trees. It’s amazing how much our trees have grown in the last 15 years. Oaks, Ashes and a lone Pine tree. They’ve all been busy growing. Then we saw the Silver Maples that all died from borer beetles. The place has changed quite a bit over the years, especially the swimming pool and pool/game house. The yard is kept much nicer … since the yard man is no longer a 4 1/2 year old boy.

Living in the country has been very enjoyable. Being able to see many meteors a week and a half ago was fun. It was fun that would be hard to do living in the city.

When I was young, we lived on a six acre place in Sonoma County, California. We had a great fir tree (20 – 30 feet tall) in our front yard that made for great climbing. I’d climb it and sit near the top of the tree and just relax. It was usually our home base for hide and seek games. I miss that tree, and though I can see the old place using MSN maps, the tree in the front yard is gone. The other fir tree is still there next to the driveway, but it was not a very good climbing tree.
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Speaking of trees, I like the Age of Kadish Tolesa in Uru because it has very majestic trees. They kind of remind me of the Great Redwoods in California. Sometimes trees can be problematic. If you hit your golf ball into the woods, the trees make it difficult to hit the ball where you want. Trees don’t have much give when hit by a car, unless you’re lucky and run into a balsa wood tree.

Trees are good. That is my opinion of course. If you disagree, I’d like to hear why.