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Haiku inspired by a warm evening rain

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Tony — Sun, 04/17/2011 - 8:14pm

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Sounds lovely

Dana — Mon, 04/18/2011 - 5:57am

Wish I was there.

We have two liquidambar trees side by side. Every year the westerly one colors first then loses all its leaves first. The easterly one seems to resist the unavoidable and colors later and not as brightly, retaining some leaves clear through the winter, shriveled brown things hanging on through storm and wind. Then spring springs and the westerly one buds out first and pops ecstatically into green. And I think there's an almost audible PINK! as each of last year's crispy leaves finally pop off, forced by the unfurling of this year's new growth.

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Fine trees

Tony — Mon, 04/18/2011 - 6:58am

The liquidambar is definitely a tree with personality. We had a side-by-side pair for a while, too, meek and boisterous. The boisterous one survives - and is the first thing to catch out eye coming home around the corner in the fall. I like the seed pods, and in the fall, the way the fallen leaves perch on the driveway, stem up.

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Thank you

Barbara — Tue, 05/10/2011 - 10:19am

You both have such a pictorial way with words; complete, time-lapse videos in a paragraph.

Me, I am just thrilled that the four of the five trees I planted last year survived the winter. Of course, the moles have had their way with my lovely apricot tree, so my average for longevity is tenuous, but I do find it thrilling to anticipate and revel in the various life cycles in my realm.

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