Sunday, May 27, 2007
 
Week Past 05/21-05/27/07 (Mow,Plant,1st Birthday)
Wed 05/23 is the first time that I mowed the new sod in our new home. Finally. I just thought I'd mark this "first" day for a task that I would be doing again and again and again.

Fri 05/25 I got home from work early. After taking a short "power" nap (actually I fell asleep while watching TV) I thought of marking and digging the holes for the additional trees that we plan on buying. I enjoy working in our wooded backyard especially this early evening (except for those pesky MN mosquitoes: they're a special breed). You get lost in your thoughts. Except for my breathing I can hear the birds' chitter. Reminds me of Mt Banahaw. By the lake you hear the ducks squawking. Overhead you hear the wind coming like the sound of a distant wave when it rustles the leaves. You hear it from afar, the sound of rustling leaves. As it comes closer you look up and notice the leaves overhead starting to stir then the tree top sways as the wind passes overhead. The wave like sound on top of you. The breeze brushes you and its refreshing. And you thank Him for moments like these.

Sat 05/26 W and I went to Cal's Garden and bought three more fruit bearing trees: Pipestone Plum, EvanBali Cherry and Fireside Apple. I didn't realize that there's a lot of varieties. Especially the apples. I only know the ones that I see in the grocery stores like Red Delicious, Fuji and...and... I think that's it. I was glad I prep the holes so planting the trees was a cinch. We've planted a total of eight trees so far: four fruit bearing (I hope it bears fruit)and four shade trees (two oaks and two maples). Pics below shows the trees. It would be nice to see how they develop through the years with these pictures as reference. Top left is the maple tree and right is the red oak. Second row left- pin oak, right- evanbali cherry. Third row left- fireside apple, right- pipestone plum






Early evening Sat 05/26 after hearing mass at St Michael's in Farmington we attended a birthday party at Jay and Jovy's house. Their second child, Joshua, is one year old. They've put up their house in the market with plans of moving to Rosemount. They said the market is still slow so everything would depend on how soon they can sell their home. W and I we're really lucky that a friend decided to buy our house. It was a win-win situation. Though we did not get the desired price we still earned something from the sale and our friend got a good deal.

# posted by Rey A @ 5/27/2007 08:23:00 PM
Comments:
Rey,
Are all those trees in the picture in your property? I guess adding 3 more won't hurt. You can start a botanical tour and start charging (dyok only) Now we know what you do on your spare time. Jun A
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : Friday, June 08, 2007 4:18:00 PM
 
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