Sunday, November 29, 2009

Thanksgiving


DSC05954 Buckey at The Dish
California buckeye (Aesculus californica)
“One generation plants the trees, and another gets the shade."
-Chinese Proverb

Spending a wonderful Thanksgiving week in Houston with many branches of the family tree. Be back next week.

11 comments:

Pretty Zesty said...

great treat. great quote! hope you had a good one!

Marilyn Miller said...

Love the concept of that quote. Beautiful tree.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear Kris,
Thank you - we had a great Texas-sized Thanksgiving.

Dear Marilyn Miller,
Thank you; this tree is one of my favorite trees on a four-mile loop that my husband and I like to hike on weekends. It's a California Buckeye.

Emily said...

That's a wonderful little proverb. It's very true, unfortunately, at least for the nice shade trees.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear Jemm,
I almost didn't notice your comment. I've been in a fog for over a week now.

I was very happy when I found this wise proverb.

melissashook said...

When my father was pretty old, maybe he'd already had an aneurysm, he planted some fruit trees in the backyard, knowing full well he'd probably not live to eat the fruit and that in Nova Scotia, fruit was not always coming....
that's a nice proverb. thank you

Dutchbaby said...

My mother lived in Germany during World War II. She never forgot how the lucky families had fruit trees. She has always made certain that my sisters and I always have fruit trees in our yard, just in case.

Planting a tree is a decidedly forward-thinking act.

Short Poems said...

Beautiful tree :)

Dutchbaby said...

Dear Short Poems,
I agree :)

Dan Gurney said...

The Dish... as in the radio telescope near Interstate 280 behind the Stanford campus? (I used to live in Palo Alto.)

I like the way the Buckeye is keeping watch over its fallen limb.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear Dan Gurney,
Exactly! This is my favorite tree along the path - I have taken countless pictures of it.

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