{"id":212,"date":"2006-06-02T01:52:53","date_gmt":"2006-06-02T06:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/?p=212"},"modified":"2006-06-02T01:52:53","modified_gmt":"2006-06-02T06:52:53","slug":"State of the Yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/?p=212","title":{"rendered":"State of the Yard"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/family\/state\/firelily.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" border=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">\n  Today I cut the grass while Kristine and Analise played in our little, blue kiddie pool.<br \/>\n  When we were all done, I was inspired to take pictures around our yard to share with y&#8217;all!<br \/>\n  This first one above is from a nice lily garden in our backyard. You can also see leaves<br \/>\n  from our small Japanese maple tree in the background.\n<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/family\/state\/house.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" border=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">\nHere is one from the front. Our Crepe Myrtles are just starting to bloom. The dogwood tree<br \/>\nwe planted for Analise is growing well. The house also is still standing after we&#8217;ve been living<br \/>\nhere for exactly one year and five months. Here is a photo collage from around the yard.\n<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">\n<table border=\"0\">\n<td align=\"center\">\n\t\t\t\tOur beautiful river birch is getting tall. It&#8217;s the one in the center of this pic.\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/family\/state\/riverbirch.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" border=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<table border=\"0\">\n<td align=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/family\/state\/newtree.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" border=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">\n\t\t\t\tHere is an update on the tree that planted itself in our backyard last year.\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">\n<table border=\"0\">\n<td align=\"center\">\n\t\t\t\tBanana trees are pretty hardy even through our winters. This one<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcame up all on its own right next to the stalk we cut down last year.\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/family\/state\/banana1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" border=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<table border=\"0\">\n<td align=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/family\/state\/wheat.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" border=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">\n\t\t\t\tThis also came up on its own &#8212; wheat!\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">\n<table border=\"0\">\n<td align=\"center\">\n\t\t\t\tThese two banana trees sprouted next to the one we cut down last year<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tin our front garden.\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/family\/state\/banana2.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" border=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<table border=\"0\">\n<td align=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/family\/state\/waiting.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" border=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">\n\t\t\t\tAnalise waits patiently for me to be done taking pictures!\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">\nFinally, one last picture and an informal survey. Do you see the large dead branch hanging over<br \/>\nour shed and playset? I&#8217;m thinking of climbin up the tree to cut it down. It certainly looks<br \/>\nlike an easy tree to climb, and judging by how dead the branch is it should be easy to cut or<br \/>\npush loose. Thoughts? Recommendations?\n<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/family\/state\/treedr.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" border=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I cut the grass while Kristine and Analise played in our little, blue kiddie pool. When we were all done, I was inspired to take pictures around our yard to share with y&#8217;all! This first one above is from a nice lily garden in our backyard. 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