The biggest tree in our garden is this copper beech, although it isn't really quite as big as it looks in the photo. At this time of the year, its canopy is just coming into leaf, and the young leaves are this wonderful red-green colour. They are an especially impressive sight when the sun is shining through them.
I just bought this tree (Merlot Redbud) for our front yard and I’m so excited! We live in a verdant green forest, which is beautiful - but having some additional color would nice. Two years ago we planted a pink flowering dogwood that bloomed this year and we love it!
Having not done a real hike since November, it seemed the perfect time to launch myself on ~40 miles over 3 days backpacking.
Day 1 started in old growth redwoods, passed remains of homesteading, then climbed past a selection of trees to one of the old growth redwood backpacking camps.
Day 3 was the longest of them all, but also the most single track trail, the most old growth. Oh, yeah, and the most downhill. A little river and creek and lots of trees.
Had my morning tea & cranberry scone, by the lake. I had to go drop off a few plants to regular customer in early morning. They live across the road from Elk Lake.