Trees & Life (intersection of tags)

Amidst the hectic tourists of Chicago’s Millennium Park lies a number of peaceful sections. A line of eight Sycamore trees is reminiscent of the Gardens of Versailles in France. This gallery of tress is one of my favorite quiet areas…

At first I felt kinda bad for city trees when they would shovel snow off the sidewalks and up against the tree. “Oh no! The trees are being buried!” But actually this must help the trees. The water underneath would…

Lisa and I ripped off all the branches on my Christmas tree (so the branches could fit into the recycling bags). Update 20 years later Some years, I’d keep up my tree so long that the needles were so brittle,…