Playing with Violet and a Sad Day for the Mimosa Tree

 

Violet's pal, Muttsy, comes with her on her weekly visits with me. She loves him dearly. This week he was wearing a little harness but had no leash. I told Violet to choose some fabric she liked and we would sew Muttsy a leash. I found a perfect sized leash clip in my toolbox and we sewed it to one and. On the other end, we made a loop for holding. Lucky Mutsy! 

We decided we wanted to go see the Mimosa tree and see the hummingbirds and butterflies on it. We walked up the hill to the back road and past Darys' house where the Mimosa tree lived...except it was gone! To our dismay, only a rotted stump was left. It must have fallen and been taken away. It was a glorious tree and we will sorely miss it. 

Below is the tree in July, 2015. This tree is so beautiful to me that it is hard to believe it is considered a weed tree and cannot be found to purchase in nurseries. We  saw little shoots growing at the stump and I may go dig one up and see if I can grow it. There were several more baby Mimosa trees on the road bank but they were surrounded by poison ivy. I think it is time to go Mimosa hunting.

 

In more Muttsy news, Muttsy got to swing with Violet. Then he watched her swing for a while. We had some cloud cover which made it bearable to be outside and swing for a little while under the shade.