Spring Progress Tree Day

I decided for the next month to make Tuesdays, "Tree Day". This way you can all see Springs progress in growing leaves and flowers and the plants that make us all feel alive again.

The first picture is the Apple tree in our front yard...as you can see nothing much is happening. The next picture is the firecherry in the front yard...again the progress is slow, behind it you see the mountain forest and everything is pretty bare.

The last picture is the most promising it is the willow bushes in the stream they are puffing out their little pussy willow powder puffs. They seem to be one of the first bushes to respond to the change in the weather. One thing I have noticed is there can be a difference in speed of growth from one side of the mountain to the other. In fact, from here to Cedar Run it is easy to see a few days to a week difference on some plants.

I am going to repeat these shots every Tuesday so you can mark t
the progress of these plants. I will throw in a few other things I see along the way. There is something about seeing a little color after a long winter that cheers everyone up and right now with the cold we could all use some cheering.