I Locked Myself Out

What do you do when you’ve locked yourself out of the house? TAKE PICTURES!

Above: 2 o’clock moon through my October Glory red maple.

I often think of winter as boring because of the bare trees.

Above: two red maples. Foreground: my Red Sunset red maple.

Because looking up at sticks in the sky just gets kind of old after a while. But I like these pictures so much, maybe I’ll rethink that!

Above: Foreground: I have no idea what kind of bush this is. Background: my neighbor’s red maple.

Interesting — there is absolutely no wind today. Check out how my purple leaf plum is growing in the direction of the west. I’m not sure why it’s doing that. Could be reaching for the most sun exposure, or perhaps this is the direction of the prevailing wind and the tree’s just used to flowing that way. (I think the prevailing wind comes from the northwest though, so that really doesn’t make much sense. I’m betting the tree’s reaching for sun.)

Aristocrat pear bud this season. Yes, the same one from this famous little “year in the life” slide show of a few years ago.
(That slide show takes a minute or so to load, but it’s SO worth the wait.)

Two days after a little snowstorm, Gregory wishes for more, and is thankful I’ve locked us out of the house so that he can play in the playground at school. Note to self: keep spare key in pocket.