When I was a kid, we had these really cool birch trees in our yard. I loved to study them, examine how the paper bark peeled away in layers. There was this one that grew in with a crazy lean, it was perfect for those stand-offs between G.I.Joe and Cobra, or a ninja prop.
That was the back yard. The front had a few off to the side, I’d always make sure to water them when I was told to put the sprinkler out in the yard, usually finding a lady bug or two, learning what aphids looked like. The light would play off those leaves when a wind rolled through….
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