A Few Trees... Or A Forest?

Where we live..... let's just say, there are not an abundance of trees.  Anywhere.  I mean that in our area of the world, there are not a lot of trees, and I mean that in our neighborhood, there are not a lot of trees.  In fact, you could almost say that nearly all of the trees in our town were planted, or there are a few that might have blown in and grown after the Dust Bowl.

So we are doing our part, I mean, Mike is doing our part, to get some more trees established around our neighborhood.  He started with about 35 trees and quite a few shrubs in our yard after we moved in a few years ago.  Since then, he has teamed up with my mom, who saves trees -literally- and has planted about 17 more down in this draw and in the far reaches of our yard.  Mom finds trees that blow into her yard or flower bed, digs them up, starts them in a pot, and babies them until they grow too big for the pot or she finds someone to give them a new home.

So we, I mean, Mike has stepped up, and I mean it was a job.  I just hope to goodness we can keep these things alive because he even purchased a couple.  He always teases that he has to buy big ones because he wants to see them grow as much as possible, he doesn't know how long he will be around.  It's funny, because they are good-sized trees, but you can hardly tell it from these pictures.

But someday, I want you to come back -- okay, I will keep the pics and repost them -- and see how much shade we are enjoying out in this neighborhood with all the blue sky.

And no matter how many trees we plant, and no matter how big they grow, we will never get tired of looking at these beautiful sunsets.........