tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445073115141249182.post7294214059144174444..comments2023-07-18T11:19:20.821-05:00Comments on Jim Long's Garden: The Trees of JoplinJim Longs Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018979072600103985noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445073115141249182.post-29014870080710143742011-07-13T09:31:17.455-05:002011-07-13T09:31:17.455-05:00Jim, thanks for sharing these photos and captions....Jim, thanks for sharing these photos and captions. Trees sending out new green leaves -what a sign of hope and crying out don't give up on me, even if I am not as beautiful as I once stood. mary NidaLife's Beautiful Pathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630968386149876795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445073115141249182.post-25457862022732879542011-07-13T05:42:30.626-05:002011-07-13T05:42:30.626-05:00Wow, in spite of all the devastation, there is HOP...Wow, in spite of all the devastation, there is HOPE. I love those eagles and think it was a wonderful thing for someone to do.<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445073115141249182.post-6864811374617756992011-07-13T00:31:32.685-05:002011-07-13T00:31:32.685-05:00That was Joplin High School. A volunteer filled in...That was Joplin High School. A volunteer filled in the missing letters with duct tape to spell Hope.Isadorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536529433321242440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445073115141249182.post-54606454692138046652011-07-13T00:27:47.409-05:002011-07-13T00:27:47.409-05:00The trees are so sad...unfortunately, leafing out ...The trees are so sad...unfortunately, leafing out doesn't mean the trees are alive. In most cases, it is just stored energy, and without bark to take up water and nutrients, the trees will shortly die. Most of them will have to be cut down. <br /><br />I love that a talented artist carved the eagles. It was one of the volunteers: I don't know the name; the Joplin Globe ran a story on it. It's a wonderful memorial.Isadorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536529433321242440noreply@blogger.com