We enjoyed having Exile #4 here for the weekend. It gave us opportunity to celebrate our three most recent birthdays with a meal out and a game, and it also gave Exile #4 the chance to catch up with a friend (and some laundry). E5N1 was busy catching up, too, with school friends and college friends, whilst Exile #1 and I went out early on Saturday morning to join our nature group.
This year we’ve been studying a different species of tree each week, to try to improve our identification (and appreciation) of them and this week we discovered our tree-of-the-week was the extraordinary Tulip Tree. These trees are native to the Eastern US and can grow extremely large. In fact, Walt Whitman mentions one large enough to accommodate 9 people inside a cavity in its trunk. But they also have an elegant shape, unusual leaves, and pretty tulip-like flowers. And to think we barely noticed them for many years.
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