Violet Icing

Tree Planting

Years ago, the Government appropriated the back of the farm to build a highway. For the last ten or so years, we have been collecting trees and planting them along fence right next to the highway. We tried to collect trees that are indigenous to the area. Digging them up from lots that were being developed and from trips to the river. The trees were all young and small.

This morning, I went for a walk along the treeline. The trees have filled in, and once the leaves come out, they should completely hide the highway. One of the trees, a cottonwood, is about eight metres tall now.

Today, I saw a small downy woodpecker sitting in a birch tree. When I see birds nesting and perching in the trees that I helped plant, I sometimes think this is one of the best things I have ever done.