Weeping Willows

Living on Norview Avenue we had these wonderful Weeping Willow trees that were in the back of our yard at the edge of the lake.  The trunk of the tree was at the very edge of the water so the branches hung over and down to the water.  You could climb the trunk in the Spring and Summer and out over onto the larger branches.  There were plenty to choose from as the trees were quite large.  I love Weeping Willow trees as their sweeping branches hang down loosely and sway with the breezes.  The branches kind of whisper as they sway .  I often climbed those trees with my artist book and pencil and sat among the branches over the lake for hours just listening to the whispers and drawing in the silence it made.  Sometimes I would sing or hum or just watch the wildlife in the lake, it was a beautiful place to be.  The sweeping branches were so thick one could barely see someone sitting in the tree so it was like a hide-a-way; your own personal little escape.