Friday, May 30, 2008

First Thing I See In The Morning



This time of year my yard is like a fairy land. The yard looks like a fairy land and it smells like a fairy land. The crab apple trees and lone apple tree are in blossom. When I sit up in bed and look out the window, the entire window, side to side and top to bottom, is solid pink crab apple blossoms. It's a beautiful sight to behold. Alabama may have 12 foot azalea bushes. Florida may have bougainvillea shrubs. Hawaii has bird of paradise. But you can't beat Minnesota for it's crab apple trees and lilac shrubs.

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