Hello My Friends
Ahh it was beautiful day here in the high mountain desert. Bright and sunny, fifty-three or four degrees Fahrenheit and it felt downright balmy after that snow and ice we had a while back. Even though it's January and theres not much happening in the way of green things there is never any shortage of things to do. So it was off to Home Depot for some mulch. Twelve bags fit into the back of the little truck quite nicely. Then the tractor hauled them to the grove of Quaking Aspens. Ten bags really isn't very much. Once it's spread around it's just a smidgen. There will be many more bags before spring. I saw a photo of a grove of aspens in the fall. Beautiful! a gaggle of them would look good right there. So I have planted over twenty, there are eleven survivors. And more will be going in soon. In a gentle breeze they make the most lovely rustling sound. And the way the leaves catch the sunlight can be spectacular. The bottom photo is from last July. Some of the smaller aspens still have their chicken wire enclosures. Bunny rabbits and deer think the young trees are delicious, pesky varmints. You can never have too many trees!
Jack
