In an effort to beautify his farm, our neighbor grew 100 silver birch trees. He planted a row of them (54!) alongside the road and I must say…. they’ll look impressive in a few years.
Next thing we knew he was planting them down his driveway, on the next door neighbor’s property and along the road on the other side of the street.
Not wanting to be left out, I asked if we could buy 3 to put in front of our big barn.
He said no.
But that he would be over the next day to give us three and plant them.
We love our neighbors.
This half dead flowering plum will have to go.
Spring was late in coming this year, and while our lawn is still trying to recover from some mid May snow and frost and doesn’t look it’s best yet, I had to laugh at the husband’s reaction to having parts of it disturbed.
You know that man in your neighborhood who’s constantly outside raking, picking up twigs, and screaming “Get off my lawn!” at children? That’s my husband. He’s been known to mow the same patch of grass 3 times in one day.
And yes, I bought him that shirt.
I think watching our neighbor tear up and fling the soil around was physically painful for him.
But he endured with stoic silence.
And we all got in on the act.
Say no to free trees?
River's world..... 
Gonna make Birch Beer when that get older?
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You bircha’!
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Now you’ve got me thinking. Birch trees aren’t exactly plentiful around here, so I may have to buy some. I don’t drink much but I would drink that.
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I like free. Funny about your husband being *that* guy in the neighborhood. I cannot imagine caring about grass enough to mow the same patch multiple times. Fascinating behavior, though.
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It wasn’t laying properly.
🙄
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Huh. I see.
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Watching your neighbor tear up the grass had to be hard. But hey, free trees.
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And as we’ve previously established, my husband does love free.
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When you say, ‘we all got in on the act’ what you mean is, everyone else got in on the act while you took a photo by the looks of it…
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Well, yes. I thought that was understood.
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Well done.
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Thank you. We all have our strengths… physical labor isn’t mine.
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I can’t comment just now…. overcome by tractor envy.
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Understandable.
I’ll give you a moment. ..
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My friend gave me 6 silver willows. They are beautiful. I have 5 at my place and I gave one to Gary for his lawn.
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Our neighbors to the left have a row of willows. Sadly they don’t stand up to the high winds very well and lose a lot branches.
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How awesome and fast those trees have grown! The common tree around here are Mulberry’s and the female ones are actually illegal to plant now because they are the ones that produce the most pollen and of course the mulberries, which taste yucky.
One popped up a couple of years ago in my front yard, I didn’t know it was a female mulberry until last year, when it started producing berries and tons of pollen. Now the stupid doves I’ve been trying to get out of my back yard eat those berries and poop all over the front yard sidewalk…..bastards!
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Sadly, e got the runts of the litter because he had already planted the tall ones. But free is free…. and better than mulberry from the sounds of it.
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I like my neighbors better–they give me food!!
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And since you can’t plant a tree in your living room, that’s a better gift.
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Is your neighbor’s name Johnny Birchseed?
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No. But it could be now…
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The husband does the same thing, except with dogs. He’s such a grumpy old man at times, and he’s only mid-40s!
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Mine was carefree at that age. Better watch out, it only gets worse!
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