by Tina~in_ut
by Unknown
Last April on a Sunday we took one of our "nowhere" drives, my husband
was quietly driving a back road. I was occupied in the front passenger
seat watching the scenery.
I noticed out of the corner of my eye that my husband was straining to look out my window. This startled me, since his eyes should be on the road in front of him. I asked him what he was looking at out the windows, and he quietly replied, "Nothing." His eyes went back to the road in front of him.
After a few minutes, I looked over at my husband and noticed a tear running down his cheek. I asked him what was wrong. This time he told me, "I was just thinking about Pop and a story he had once told me." Of course, because it had to do with his Pop I wanted to know the story, so I asked him to share it with me.
He said, "When I was about 8 years old, Pop and I were out fishing and that's when he told me that the Pine trees know when it is Easter."
I had no idea what he meant by that, so I pressed him for more information.
He continued on... "The Pine trees start their new growth in the weeks before Easter -- if you look at the tops of the Pine trees two weeks before, you will see the yellow shoots. As the days get closer to Easter Sunday, the tallest shoot will branch off and form a cross. By the time Easter Sunday comes around, you will see that most of the Pine trees will have small yellow crosses on all of the tallest shoots."
I turned to look out the window and I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a week before Easter, and you could see all of the trees with the tall yellow shoots stretching to Heaven.
The tallest ones shone in the sunlight like rows of tiny golden crosses.
I noticed out of the corner of my eye that my husband was straining to look out my window. This startled me, since his eyes should be on the road in front of him. I asked him what he was looking at out the windows, and he quietly replied, "Nothing." His eyes went back to the road in front of him.
After a few minutes, I looked over at my husband and noticed a tear running down his cheek. I asked him what was wrong. This time he told me, "I was just thinking about Pop and a story he had once told me." Of course, because it had to do with his Pop I wanted to know the story, so I asked him to share it with me.
He said, "When I was about 8 years old, Pop and I were out fishing and that's when he told me that the Pine trees know when it is Easter."
I had no idea what he meant by that, so I pressed him for more information.
He continued on... "The Pine trees start their new growth in the weeks before Easter -- if you look at the tops of the Pine trees two weeks before, you will see the yellow shoots. As the days get closer to Easter Sunday, the tallest shoot will branch off and form a cross. By the time Easter Sunday comes around, you will see that most of the Pine trees will have small yellow crosses on all of the tallest shoots."
I turned to look out the window and I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a week before Easter, and you could see all of the trees with the tall yellow shoots stretching to Heaven.
5 comments:
Good morning! I am the prettiest! LOL
Tina Thank you for the blog today.
It's cold and overcast here.
Good afternoon J/L. Yes you are the prettiest. We are having cold weather too and it's gonna rain by the weekend. That's gonna put a damper (pun intended) on hunting Easter Eggs. ;)
Tina, We have tons of pine trees around my house and I never noticed the new growth pattern. I will have to pay closer attention. Thanks for the blog today and for keeping it going for us.
I second Barbs thank you, Tina. I've never noticed the pine trees but I will now
Yes, JL you are the prettiest. We are having nice weather and after last weekend..I.m glad. I'm dodging water puddles on the hwy as I got my car washed yesterday.
Hello all! I have been on the go all day!Visiting my Late brother's Gr Grandson visiting here from Tennessee,Chiropractor, and picking up parts for my Karaoke machine/computer. My son is rebuilding it. It wouldn't have been so bad, but all placesI had to go were no where near each other! I think I put over 200 miles on my Jeep today!
I love you pine/cross story. I live next to a tree farm most are kinds of pine. We have a few in our yard. They must not be budding yet here.
I need to start packing!!!
Well, maybe tomorrow lol!!
Mary, I need info about you flight and times and everything for your layover so I can come and pick u up on that Monday the 8th. ...right?
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