red bud

When Scott and I bought our home from the previous owner she had one request.

"Take care of that red bud."

At 80 years old her children grown and her husband passing before her she was finally ready to move on from the home she lived in since the age of 17.

At the closing she told us how her husband had planted the tree when it was only knee high. Red buds are not really zoned for this area so it can be hit or miss on whether or not they will thrive. If they do it is still very rare to see one grow as large as "ours".

Every spring when the tree blooms the emails from friends that have driven by roll in, people passing by on foot and bike shout out how pretty the tree is and we have more than one stranger knock on our door to tell us how much they love the red bud.

As a family we really look forward to seeing it's beautiful purple flowers pop and it is a great reminder to Scott and I of how grateful and excited we were the day we took over the reins of this old beauty.

View from the girls' reading nook.