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Nik Hoffmann's avatar

"Bone delivers bone" is a striking line. Good stuff.

Iris Shaw's avatar

Thanks Nik! I found it abandoned in my notes, and was very glad to marry it to something.

Lev Raphael's avatar

Those are ginkgo leaves! I love when they turn golden yellow and fall like snow. We have a giant ginkgo in our front yard and it's one reason I fell in love with the house 40+ years ago.

Iris Shaw's avatar

Yeah they are lovely aren't they? This street has about ten of them, and their leaves are all turning this week.

Lev Raphael's avatar

Wow--ten! There are only a few in our neighborhood which is mostly Oak, Blue Spruce, Catalpa, Weeping Willow. But many are quite old, which is lovely.

Iris Shaw's avatar

I'm lucky to live in a neighborhood with lots of old trees as well - mostly maples and pines here, though we do have a few younger oak trees.

Lev Raphael's avatar

Our subdivision was originally 400-acre farm, platted in 1929 (not the best timing) and when we moved in, an elderly neighbor pointed out trees that had been here well before that. People who move away from this neighborhood often move back because of the trees.