Category Archives: Trees

Winter’s Day

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First day of winter. And, as the song goes (California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas), the leaves are brown, the sky is grey.

This little oak tree keeps all its leaves up until the last minute. I’ll try to remember to check it each day to see when the “last minute” is.

An oak tree in the winter with all its leaves and they are all brown

Brown leaves

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In contrast, this Burr Oak tree has lost most of its leaves. The two photographs were taken yesterday, just a few minutes apart.

A burr oak tree with only a few leaves left in the winter and a grey sky

Grey skies

Tree, Decorated

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I decorated a small Pecan tree out front. I first had these decorations on the Burr Oak tree, but I could only reach the three lower branches. I decided to move the decorations to this Pecan tree, where I could reach all the branches.

A small pecan tree decorated with Christmas outdoor decorations

All dressed up