Monday, April 28, 2008

Shading and contrast-On Blue View Lane

Shading and contrasts- On Blue View Lane

Spring is full upon us now. The leaves grow hour by hour, like butterflies emerging from their chrysalis with their many shapes. In the north when spring shouts it shouts loud and quick.
The contrast overnight has been astounding. Trees that were bare are filling to full. Those that were budding have grown inches of green. The world is closing in, my views of water to the south obscured by a hundred poplars. The birch and maple are halfway full, and the earliest fruit trees down the road, some ancient cherries, are now in full bloom. Others, cherries both tart and sweet, apples, apples, apples, and peach and apricot will begin to blossom in a few more days.
Sun or cloud. It should be a week of beauty...A week of change and constancy

And a progress report: we planted 8 fruit trees in front of our building on Saturday and Sunday. Small ones, their branches trimmed, cherry-Mount Morency Red tart, and Regina sweet, Blazing Star Peach, and Honey Crisp apple. I hope by next year they have blossoms.

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