Perhaps the first thing I do every morning before rising is look out of the window. It is just some weird, quirky thing that I have done for as long as I can remember. Most days, it is pitch black outside when I rise but I still peep out that window to see what type of sunrise we are going to have. This morning, however, I was late getting myself out of bed. It was chilly and Ms. Nycto was still asleep on my feet. (There is nothing like a big, fluffy cat to keep your feet warm!) When she finally started meowing for breakfast, I climbed out from beneath my warm blankets and checked the window. Wow! Right outside the east window was a thing of beauty. It was the perfect moment during the sunrise to catch a fleeting glimpse of some bright red leaves. Any bit of brightness during the drab of winter is always welcome!
Like I said earlier, this was the one redeeming quality that could make me change my mind about this particular pet peeve. You see, these leaves are on a tree that irritates me. The tree was supposed to be a fruit-bearing pear tree. It is not. With the first blooms, I realized that this is none other than a Callery Pear (better known as a Bradford Pear.) Not just any Callery Pear but a cross-pollinated Callery Pear that has huge thorns! This thing HAS to go! I have been stabbed and jabbed just about more times than I can tolerate from a tree that is nigh on useless. Just last week, I told Michael to dig the thing out of the garden and haul it to the burn pile. I would love to plant a plum tree in that very spot! (A plum tree WITHOUT thorns!) Now, however, I find that one bit of beauty in the very thing that is literally a "thorn in my side".
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