Love, Life and Everything

Trees, growing in the wild, somehow survive harsh winters.  But not all of them.  We wanted to the best we could for our 40 babies this winter. Should be easy right, just go out, unbury the trees from a few inches of snow, make sure their wood chips were still in place, and give them lots of love. A twin topped tree doing well in the snow. This was promising.  We thought "This is going to be easy, just go out, and brush a bit of snow off them so they can maximize the light."  Boy, were we wrong.  For a while, it was like this.  A bit of snow, followed by lots of sunshine.  The smallest trees were sometimes completely bent over in a few inches of snow.  Covered with cold snow, but thriving  By the end of December, the trees, for the most part, were still thriving.  We knew we were going to lose one at that point.  But, it had already declared itself lost before winter hit, so we were not surprised. Then came January, the snows got deeper, and it got harder and ha

In an attempt to get back into writing, I'm trying out a suggestion by a fellow author - work on your blog.  Write about everything, anything, to get you back in the flow.  I have been writing, but not like I should. So, I'm starting this off by giving you 10 completely random facts about me. 1.  I'm the least typical Aries you will ever meet.  Aries are supposed to be bold, courageous, outgoing, risk takers, and natural leaders.  I am not bold, I am more courageous than I used to be.  I'm not very outgoing, I'm a self-proclaimed introvert who likes to socialize occasionally, as long as it's on my terms, and with people, I feel comfortable with.  I can be a leader, if the need arises - but, I prefer to either work on my own or go with the flow.   I am also pretty relaxed and even-keeled.  My coworkers say I bring a calm to the school that they need.  Aries aren't supposed to do that, but here I am killing it. 2.  I am a huge sci-fi nerd.  My close famil