January 24, 2012, Day 24 of my 365 Days of Photographs

I love this tall, skinny picture, with a very tall, skinny tree in it. When we first moved to Canada, this part of our land was covered with trees, mostly trees quite a bit shorter than this particular tree. The kids could wander the property (all 166 acres) and usually see this tree from wherever they were. It isn't far from the house, so I figured they could always find their way home. Because it doesn't have any branches until almost the top, I made a joke about it being a Canadian palm tree. Needless to say, that is still how I think of it. To the left in the picture is Hunter's dog house. The dog house is probably about five feet tall, so it gives a bit of perspective of how tall the tree is.  A few years ago my husband decided to have this section of land cleared. He paid a guy to come and bull doze down all the trees. Before the man started, I asked him to NOT take down my tree. He looked at me like I was nuts, but he listened and did as I asked. I love my quirky tree, and I have some fond memories of when my kids were still small enough to need a Canadian palm tree to guide them home!