Arbor Day

 

What a sweet-looking couple. Arbor Day was founded in 1872 by Julius Sterling Morton. In 1854, Morton and his wife Carrie settled on 160 acres of open prairie in Nebraska. They planted thousands of trees, including rare varieties and many different orchards.

Julias Morton went on to become a politician and advocate for modern forestry and ecology. A man ahead of his time, as Secretary of Agriculture he supported setting up forest preserves, the start of our national forest system established in 1891.

 

 

Arbor Day is one of the oldest national holidays. 

Friday rolls around again. After being cancelled two years in a row, the big West Seattle Community Yard Sale is back tomorrow. I always enjoyed driving around and stopping at whim, not that I needed anything who does? but it was fun seeing neighbors who are almost always tucked away inside. And yes, paw through their junk.

Seattle always comes up on those lists of unfriendly cities. It's called the "Seattle Freeze." Over half the residents say they avoid casual conversation with strangers. Maybe the weather has something to do with it. Saturday looks like a day of steady cold rain, which makes outdoor chit-chat even less appealing.

Have a good weekend. I'm off to Las Vegas on Monday morning, looking forward to spending a few days in the warm friendly desert.