May 24, 2025

Thanks Bill, That is the most beautiful tree; obviously the white section was grafted to the red; the scarlet colour is unusual. This is a beautiful Spring for having so many trees in flower everywhere one goes, dozens of different colours, but.... this one 'takes the cake".  Where did you find it?

We should not complain about too much rain, if this is the result ! Now we need sun to make everything else sprout.

Tomorrow, Sunday afternoon, 2pm. there will be a Remembrance Service @ the water beside the Old Town hall for The Battle of the Atlantic, re: the Yesterday's Millstone. Weather permitting I shall attend.  My late Grand-Father-in-Law was a Captain of a Royal Navy ship on East section of the Ocean, plus once D Day was finally completed his ship covered the English Channel.  Captain J. Musson was the first in the R.N. to arise from the Ranks.

After the service, hopefully I would like to again meet a couple of ex-Canadian service men at The Legion;  re: Tony's Poem,"Remember the Brave," that he wrote and read at the dedication service of the new Cenotaph in Clayton, November 1996 .  About 2019/2020 @ the November Legion dinner he was asked to read His second poem "Cherish the Brave" which was read  at the dedication of the Korean war Cenotaph in Ottawa.  Unfortunately Tony was not aware of that happening as the poem had been stolen from the wall at the entrance to "Linn Bower", Clayton, where he lived for two years.

Tomorrow's forecast is warmer weather and sun; Finally!!  Enjoy.

Suzanne

The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval history of World War II.

Source: Wikipedia