Many years ago, Darryl and I planted a simple crab apple tree.
There's a funny story - we went to our local market and they had trees on sale - these were good size trees . . .10 feet tall maybe?
We owned an Alero. Which is not 10 feet tall HA!
Darryl said, "No way". I said, "It will fit!"
Well, I wanted the tree so I won. It did fit . . kinda.
The root ball was in my lap, the end of the tree was out the hatch and might have dragged on the road a little.
BUT . . ..
we made it home.
Ever spring, I wait.
It turns this very slight pink color as spring starts to heat up.
Some years this happens really early and then we get snow and it totally messes with my tree
Some years this happens and we get a huge wind storm and it totally messes with my tree.
BUT . . . . ..
This year spring has been near perfect.
The warm days, rain, and cool nights has helped it to bloom slowly.
I've watched it daily and then I noticed this . . ..
Isn't it a beauty? It only lasts a day or two so I will enjoy it today as much as I can. Pretty soon those flowers turn to crab apples and the birds get to enjoy the tree as much as I do.
I'm so thankful that we "made it fit" all those years ago so that we can enjoy the beauty of the tree now.
It fits perfectly into my backyard!
