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Trees through time

-willow tree behind my parents’ house they cut down when I was young bc it was at risk of crushing us. I remember crying. I remember my grandad working on hacking up the stump every time he came to visit long after it seemed like he should be physically able to do that kind of labor.
-birch trees on my childhood neighbor‘s property. I liked to listen to the leaves and peel off bark to “write” on with a stick.
-magnolia tree in our front yard in Philly, especially in spring when there would be petals all over the porch and stoop steps
-several trees in the Woodlawn cemetery in Philly. I would go take long walks there one fall when I was feeling really down and would visit my favorite trees each time. Some grave markers are so old, they’re being swallowed whole by trees growing around them. One tree looks like ten or twelve smaller trees that have all grown together. there was one small tree that was always full of sparrows
-the japanese maple on my current block, especially in fall. made me smile every morning I saw it even though I knew it meant winter was coming.
Sorry for the novel. I love this question, thank you for asking it.

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jacaranda

had one in front of my childhood home. they look lovely, they smell lovely, they are hearty (spent many afternoons climbing it), we never really did anything to care for it (socal weather). they have circular seed pods that me and my sister would always call stingrays. when they matured enough, you could stomp on them and all the seeds would spill out. we had a swing on it and spent hours and hours swinging as high as we could go. its like a purple cherry blossom. god i miss that tree

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Magnolia Flowers

My favorite tree when I lived in Illinois was a Magnolia. I would climb it, sketchbook in tow, and just doodle to my hearts desire everyday afterschool. I got to visit the tree again this past February and share a beautiful experience with my cousin over this tree.
It turns out, seeing my connection with that tree inspired my younger cousin, who has always looked up to me, to keep the closeness with the tree alive. Following my move away from Illinois, she adopted the tree. Now, anytime I am overwhelmed or need an escape, I think of the tree.
See tree below

@weird

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