Showing posts with label backyard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label backyard. Show all posts

Friday, January 23, 2009

Bradford Pear

January 2009. Our backyard. Texas.
By now most of the leaves have turned and fallen off the Bradford pears. A few bright red ones remain, clinging to the gray branches, lovely against the clear blue sky on a cool day.

Backyard After Hurricane Ike



September 2008. Our backyard. Texas.
We lost a lovely Bradford pear tree in the hurricane. The storm also stripped many leaves off the remaining pear, as well as the oak trees. It was like a green autumn as I raked up the leaves.