Reboot, Rejuvenate, Resurrect

ROOTED I marvel at the trees we planted five years ago in our backyard. They have endured sizzling summers and freezing winters. Each fall, they release their colorful leaves; each spring, without fanfare, they announce life again. We give little thought to their needs, yet they thrive in grass and soil layered over limestone bedrock—hard ground for anything trying to dig deep. Still, they have learned to live, grow, and flourish right where they are. Where do the roots fin

SLOW DOWN Many adults seem to have forgotten the benefits of walking - that it was their first independent mode of transportation. I...

RAFIKI Some years ago, my husband and I liberated a few Japanese Maple seedlings that had sprouted from fallen seeds under the tree in my...

HAPPY MONDAY They have filled our mailbox for the last three months. ‘Tis the season for catalogs. I didn’t complain about the trees that...