Backyard

All of our trees have been planted this summer waiting to grow.

August is here. Our six trees are planted in our once barren backyard. We have two white pines, a birch, maple and two blue spruce trees. I take a look outside. Yes, our yard does feel a bit more welcoming. Our two preschool aged daughters stand next to the trees smiling with hopeful looks on their faces. I stand back to grab my fairly new digital camera and take their photos. The youngest of the two, Holly quickly turns her head to point at a passing butterfly. I feel a quick rise in anger and tell her to hold still for once! The two white pines are the same height as our six year old. She smiles brightly as I snap the camera and capture the summer that we planted the trees, looking forward to the many years ahead of us.