Dawn Redwood at fmg

Anybody who has read my blog for any length of time has heard me go on and on about the gardens and feeding the koi at the waterfall pond. Last Tuesday I realized the whole area around the pond has a stand of dawn redwood trees. How could I have failed to see them before?…

Dawn Redwood

My adventure with Dawn Redwoods began in 2023.  There is no sense in reinventing the wheel, so if you want to see how it all began, go here.  There was another update in September 2023 here.  The final update, before today’s, in March 2024, was here. The pictures above show you what they look like…

Meijer Gardens Michigan All-State Bonsai Show May 10 — May 12, 2024

poster lifted from fmg website As I promised, here are the pics from the bonsai show.  All of them were taken by me, except for the last few, which were taken by “Anonymous,” aka my Daughter In-Law’s Father.  He’s an excellent photographer, and the pics are used with his permission.  I’ll have them as a…

Walk out back plus 020924

It’s sunny but chilly out there.  When I went out to get the mail and fill one of the bird feeders, I decided to talk out back.  The top pic shows some of the pinecones on one of the red pines.  As the trees grow larger, so do the size of the pine cones.  All…

Fallen Comrade

Out on an errand yesterday, I took time to stop and take some pics of the giant tree that got cut down.  As evidenced by my feet and legs, you can see its girth.  I walked across and it was 6+ feet from side to side. Here are the other shots I took of it…