Its funny how things can grow on you. We moved to the Cape in the late 70's and spent a year in a house on Main Street Osterville that Oak & Ivory now occupies. The back yard was 90% scrub pines and walking on the ground seemed like it could have been another planet. It was covered in pine needles and lichen and felt like you were walking on a sponge. Many of the scrub pine trees were half dead and small branches littered the ground still clinging to pine cone clusters. I remeber thinking at the time these were the ugliest trees I had ever seen. Many a yard were like that as well, native to the Cape, these trees were everywhere. Well that back yard is now a warehouse building and a parking lot. Many of the scrub pine back yards have been upgraded with manicured lawns, stone patios, and expensive plantings. Last week we spent a little time walking the trails up at the National Seashore in Ptown. Walking thru the groves of scrub pines brought me back and made me realize that I miss those silly old ugly trees. More that than, I miss a yard that didnt need to be maintained!
Nice story...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the good article and all of the great resources.I love that fish thing you have on your site.
ReplyDeleteTime flies, and with it life.....Yes, a garden or backyard can be laborious to keep tidy and trimmed. But I like clean cut greenery where to relax and old ugly trees in the wilderness.....
ReplyDeleteI understand where you're coming from. I stayed in a similar location as a child, not too many neighbors just open fields...We would ride bikes,run through the fields,crawl through the grass. It was fun..it was until neighbors came that that all ceased. It's still good to go back and reflect on the good old days though.
ReplyDeleteYou just described my backyard with all the ugly pines and half of them infested with beetles. I am always afraid one of the falling pines is going to hit my house.
ReplyDeleteReally I feel very nice to read this blog. It is very knowledgeable and helpful for me.
ReplyDeleteThere is something peaceful and relaxing about walking amongst old established trees that have a story to tell about what they have seen over the 80 years they have stood there.
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