Robin Hansen | 5/3/2010
To me, trees bring to mind many images: strength, consistency, stability, beauty. The tree is a constant as children grow up and homes and families change. Trees have been a marker everywhere I've lived, starting with my parents' starter house in New Jersey, where I was posed every holiday and birthday, first by myself and then with siblings. As the tree grew, I grew, and I climbed it every day. After I grew up and started my own family, we purchased a home in Georgia. The main draw for me was the mature hardwoods framing the yard. They were beautiful and stately, but also lent a unique character to the landscape. Have a big tree in the front yard made the home seem familiar, and comfortable. Continuing with our family legacy today, my daughters climb into the Bradford Pear tree every day after school!