Trees in rows

On days like today, when the sky threatens rain all day, and I dwell in the low energy zone, this is the kind of blog one may expect. Trees. Rows of trees. The first shot is a row of trees in Como Park, taken this afternoon. I went in search of the reported damage to the grounds and trees caused by a young, presumably drunk, vandal. She drove on the lawn at Como Park and ran down some young trees, at least according to the Strib. I was unable to find the damage, but I found a line of new trees with the latest in watering gear, meant to keep the trees alive in drought conditions. All oaks.



This is a line of trees in the gardens of Versailles in France. Reportedly, they had a big wind storm that downed 10,000 trees last year. When we were there last week, there was no apparent sign of the damage. Just straight lines of well cared for trees. Maybe maples. French maples(?). Older and bigger than the Minnesota trees, but with a similar game plan.


The World Cup Soccer tournament starts tomorrow in South Africa. The 9:00 am game is South Africa against Mexico. At 13:30 Uruguay plays France. If the weather here is like today, I'll be watching a lot of FIFA futbol. No tennis on the agenda until Saturday morning.