In honor of our fathers Ellen and I wanted to plant trees at Cassilhaus. I just lost my dad a month ago at age 90. "Bus" was a great man and I will miss him.
Ellen lost her Dad in 2001 and I was so sorry I never got to meet him. This is Bill with daughters Anna and Ellen.
My parents used to live on 85 acres of rural land in Pennsylvania and my Dad created a paradise there of wonderful plants and trees. Among his favorites was a Dawn Redwood Tree which he planted 25 years ago as a sapling and is now over 70 feet tall!
We planted one in the front yard of Cassilhaus and gave it lots of room to grow.
Ellen's Dad was a master gardener and would have had so much to talk about with my Dad. We planted a Pawpaw tree for him in the side yard--he loved puns and we thought he would like the name.
The night we planted the Pawpaw tree we had friends over for dinner. As they were leaving and we were seeing them out the front door we were greeted by quite a surprise on the front railing.
Our visitor was in no hurry to go anywhere, even with 5 humans staring at him. He was playfully going up and down the railing uprights and winding through the cables. We both felt like it was Bill thanking us for the tree and checking out the new house.
The next day Ellen came home from work and swerved to avoid our new friend in the driveway. He proceeded up the bank and stopped for a long time in front of the Dawn Redwood before dissappearing under a pile of rocks.
Happy Fathers' Day to All.
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