https://www.richardiserman.com/tags/dc_life/ Recent content in Dc_life on Richard Iserman Hugo en me@richardiserman.com (Richard Iserman) me@richardiserman.com (Richard Iserman) Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.richardiserman.com/post/2026-07-13-tree-time/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000me@richardiserman.com (Richard Iserman) https://www.richardiserman.com/post/2026-07-13-tree-time/ <p>We finally got our trees, at least the back yard. You are looking at the proud host of a freshly planted catalpa and river birch (the red maple will have to wait till the autumn for planting as none were available).</p> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.richardiserman.com/css/hugo-easy-gallery.css" /> <div class="box" style="max-width:50%"> <figure itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="img"> <img itemprop="thumbnail" src="https://www.richardiserman.com/post/2026-07-13-tree-time/IMG_2595.jpeg" alt="birch"/> </div> <a href="https://www.richardiserman.com/post/2026-07-13-tree-time/IMG_2595.jpeg" itemprop="contentUrl"></a> </figure> </div> <p>The river birch will surely be a mighty thing one day.</p> <div class="box" style="max-width:50%"> <figure itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="img"> <img itemprop="thumbnail" src="https://www.richardiserman.com/post/2026-07-13-tree-time/IMG_2596.jpeg" alt="birch"/> </div> <a href="https://www.richardiserman.com/post/2026-07-13-tree-time/IMG_2596.jpeg" itemprop="contentUrl"></a> </figure> </div> <p>And the catalpa was a real plot twist, arriving fully denuded but sprouting lush leaves within just a few days after planting.</p>