Two-year-old Norway Spruce Tree transplants to the honor and remembrance of TL Bala's female lineage (and to salute Arbor Day)
Today we honor and remember ALL Mothers, Grandmothers, and Great-Grandmothers. Two days before New York State ARBOR DAY, April 30, 2021 twenty-one Norway Spruce Tree two-year-old transplants were placed in their final growing places -- hopefully to remain in this ground for at least the next century. These spruce trees were purchased from the Herkimer County Soil and Water Conservation District Office. This year seven special trees honor and remember Terri's female lineage: her mom Emma (Blankenship) Bala-Vedder, her Grandmothers Ruth (Farley) Blankenship and Ella Mae (Dibble) Bala, and her four Great-Grandmothers Minnie (Brown) Bala, Eva (Wasner) Dibble, Roberta (Hackworth) Farley, and Martha (Wilkes) Blankenship. Terri's female lineage trees are the foreground Norway Spruce trees viewed in the above oblique image, planted here with small red marker flags to help identify their location.
An easterly image is shown below of the Paul/Bala "Grandma Tree" plot -- the larger seven Norway Spruce trees are now starting their fourth year, as planted to the Mother's Day memory of DJ Paul's female lineage. To view a prior "Grandma Tree" remembrance posting citing these fine ladies - click HERE.
Our "Grandma Tree Plot" is situated in the center of our property back-lot, as indicated here in the above image.
Thanks Dave. Here is a Christopher Robin thought that reflects all Mother around the world:"Promise me you'll always remember you're braver than you believe, and stronger than you think." Yavor
ReplyDeleteYavor, A very nice thought and message to remember! dj
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