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Borrowed acorns

Elisa
A

"Um...do you want me to leave these in your bag?" The bemused bagger at Trader Joe's held up an acorn. There were actually about a dozen in my reusable bag.

OAKtober
October 20, 2020

Lightning Strikes!

Daniel
F

I was a young boy, left alone with my older brother on a stormy night while our parents went out for a date.  We were watching TV in the dark living room when suddenly there was a wall-shaking

Childhood
October 16, 2019

A Gem of a Tree

Diane
M

Many years ago when I was a child growing up in Detroit, all of our family pictures were taken in front of the enormous oak tree in our backyard.

Childhood
October 16, 2018

The Big Beautiful Tree

Eva
P

I have a beautiful tree at my house in the front yard, but I have never climbed it yet. Maybe someday. I would never want it to break down or get struck by lightning because it is so beautiful.

Arbor Day
October 14, 2018

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