Two Oaks

"He who plants a tree
Plants a hope."
~Lucy Larcom

I have been talking about planting a tree in the backyard in memory of John so it was ironic that yesterday at our niece's graduation party Judy gave me two seedling oak trees from her yard. She has been taking the acorns from a very large oak tree and nurturing them just to see if she can grow a tree. As they are thinking of moving she was anxious to share her latest crop. I have now planted them in our protected area behind the house and will use all of my tree hugging skills to continue their growth. Hopefully someday they will be great trees to remind AJ of his Dad. I still plan on a larger tree that I hope to plant later this year.

This is the beginning of a busy golf week and for a change it looks like the weather is going to be great. Today Steve and I will be playing in the Camp Courageous golf outing. This is a charity event to raise funds for a camp for individuals with disabilities. Steve has served as board president and remains very active. Mike never went to camp but in retrospect I wish he had. He certainly would have enjoyed it. Wednesday and Thursday I will be golfing in our club 2 day Belmont Cup event. I love this tournament and usually have fared well however with only 3 rounds played this year it remains uncertain what shape my game will be in. I plan on having a great time and enjoying the company and just being outside.