Two types of trees dominate our modest back yard: the crabapple tree that once was a three foot high stick the year we arrived and the larches that may be as old as the house.
When we bought our home the outdoor plants had lain untended for several years except for the kindness of a few neighbors. My mother called it my secret garden. In a compost pile we found a fully functioning if slight rusty wheelbarrow we use to this day for wood chips and heavy loads.
The number of bulbs buried under overgrown plants was astounding. And the little leafless stick in the center bed, no doubt its genesis was a stolen apple from the neighbor’s tree buried by a squirrel. In the spring the blooms and fragrance are stunning. The crabapples are spitters but the birds and squirrels enjoy them down to the last pendulum hanging 25 feet high (8m).
Now for my two favorite trees on our isthmus plot; the twin larch. They are graceful and water loving. I’ve treated them well except for the year I used black plastic to smother the grass then reseeded it in the fall. I hadn’t realized how many tree roots were hidden under the lawn, deprived for a season. The tamaracks survived my novice error, thank goodness. I know to water them in dry spells now.
I’d watch Monty Python episodes with my dad growing up. He is a hilarious person to watch British comedies with because he laughs before, during, and after the funny bits. It is quite contagious. There is a running joke through one show where at the end of every skit, the narrator speaks and a tree photo flashes on screen. We would call it a tamarack, but on the other side of the pond it has a different name. The narrator (Eric Idle I believe) says, “And now for something completely different; the larch.”
It isn’t funny the first time, or the second (unless you’re my dad or you’re watching it with him), but by the fifth and sixth time the sight gag appears, it’s. falling down hilarious. And then, something completely different repeats repeatedly.
I hope you’ll find new joy in the routines of life. As we say in our house, and now for something completely…
Have a great weekend! ¡Olé! –Rebecca
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You had me giggling by the end just thinking about those sketches!! And two lovely trees for your final squares – what a lovely post. So glad you joined us this month
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Thank you, Becky. I had a lot of fun. You are a lovely host.
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awww thank you so much
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A great post, Rebecca. Such a well known phrase to give me a laugh, and a happy story about your home life. Plus, what wonderful trees!
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Thank you, Debbie! I really appreciate the comments and compliment from you, a photographer and blogger I admire very much.
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Now I’m trying to remember ifI it was Eric Idle or Terry Jones narrating. Which probably means it was Michael Palin. My square has a very subtle reference to John Cleese in the days before Monty Python.
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Thank you, David. I look forward to seeing it. Have you seen the Wind and the Willows Eric Idle made? Completely brilliant with minimal costuming.
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Fun and funny post, Rebecca. I loved your trees and would loved to have watched tv with your dad. How wonderful to have that kind of contagious sense of humor.
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Thank you, Marsha, for your kind comments. Fortunately, my dad is still with is in his 80s!
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Live the larch, and the skit 😉
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Thanks for your comment. I looked at your home renovation site. Great house! Now following. : )
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oh thanks! i hope you enjoy it! it’s very slow going lol
also, live=love (above, in the original comment. damn phone!)
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That was my guess for which word you used. Yes, home remodeling is a long process. Hopefully a rewarding one too. : )
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Wonderful trees and stories 😀
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Thank you, Rupali! Glad you liked them!
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I love monty python!
so funny!
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Thanks, Carol Anne. Now for something…larch.
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