A Tree to Remember
1st of September,
Spring in Australia
thinks it’s summer.
Birthday tree,
sapling Norfolk Island Pine
begins the journey
to remember
my late mother,
treasure in my eyes.
Rain, wind, salt and heat
pray on hard scaly leaves,
majesty in growth.
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Today is the first day of spring (and my late mother’s birthday) here in the sub-tropics of Australia.
Last year I planted a conifer for her, a Norfolk Island Pine – a tree that gets huge if the conditions are right. It has tripled in size – growing well (unlike most of the plants around here – the drought is taking it’s toll).
Happy birthday Mum xxxx
Here is the tree last year (when I planted it).
Mum’s Norfolk Island Pine
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Gabe Feathers McGee 
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