Our family lives in Downers Grove, IL, and our house is surrounded by four mature Sugar Maple trees, a pretty Crabapple tree, and giant pine trees which line one side of our property like a fence.
If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, does it make noise?
When we were new in our home I found a small maple tree growing in the narrow gangway between my house and my east neighbour.
The sticky summers of my 1950’s youth seemed more extreme than those of today. Back then we didn’t have air-conditioning in homes, cars, or even most businesses.
My grandmother passed away in 1991. As part of her will, she left $100 to each of her grandchildren. I used my $100 to buy a Pin Oak sapling from Wannamakers in Downers Grove, IL.
I love my tree in my backyard because it leaves a path in the yard. It is a tall tree that leaves shade in the path.
My son David and his wife Patty already had three beautiful, healthy kids when their son Dawson was born in October 2011.
It was the last time I would be with my mom at her home in Glen Ellyn. She was under the Horse Chestnut tree that had been so carefully planted in the parkway longer ago than I can remember.
So what makes a great “tree-mendous” story?
My younger sister recently married her best friend and the love of her life. It was a truly beautiful ceremony and reception!
