this spring brings sadness to the miller house.
jude is sad because a giant tree that stood faithfully shading parts of his backyard is now gone.
here is the green ash on an unfortunate cloudy day before its demise.
little boy blue
the white dot near jude is the dreaded mark from the village that a tree is coming down. jude is sad because the white paint is out of control in our area. its all because of a tiny bug. so far the emerald ash borer has claimed five trees that we can see from our windows.
as is usually the case, sadness is short lived for jude. turns out the tree stump is fun to climb on.
our former tree
the rings in the stump tell the tale. our green ash was 35 years old. oak park foresters say almost 600 ash trees in the village have met the chainsaw since last fall.
rings of the past
while we are sad to see the tree go, parts of my gardening are blossoming with new found rays of sun. the lilac by the front door made a particularly pleasant showing, spilling right onto the steps. what a nice sight to come home to this spring.
purplelicious
speaking of blossoming, harry is now quite an accomplished army crawler. and his tiny smile has four teeth now.
baby love
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