So I placed a 2 cup measuring cup beside the strainer of blackberries which were picked last week to compare it with the container. Erica has a huge bush in her back yard and it is thorny and invasive. We can get this many at least a couple of times a week as they seem to be ripening continually. I have also picked blueberries. But I wanted to share these two pictures below. Jeffery took us to another nature park a couple of weeks ago which is Springwood park. It was developed a few years ago by a family named Zable who collected varieties of Rododendrums from all over the world. I am not sure of that spelling? But when they passed, it was donated to the city of Olympia. I am told that in the spring, it is just gorgeous and in the past had been visited from people from several countries. There is much more to the story of this park which is about 3 1/2 acres I think. There are trails throughout the park and I am anxious to see it in bloom.
The picture above shows a fallen tree with it's top rootball exposed and you can see the remains of the trunk where Jeffrey's hand is resting. The second photo shows the underside of the root system and really, it was a very shallow root system. In fact, where it fell away from the earth, you cannot really see any roots. In the first picture, there is a untility pole behind this area which may give a better perspective of how thin these root systems are.
We have been over at the house working (there are always things to be done)..and waiting for news of our furniture delivery which is still unknown. We have met our neighbors on both sides, about our age and seem really nice!
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now." ~ Chinese proverb
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Pat, at leasr with your move, you’ll have lots of new places to explore. Enjoy!
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