Trees & Ice Cream

(To make the connection between "Trees & Ice Cream", see previous post.)  After seeing a few sights in the Finger Lake region of New York, we entered the beautiful rolling hills of Pennsylvania and continued on to Clark's Summit and the home of Uncle Dale & Aunt Dolores.  We had an enjoyable 3 days with them in their beautiful home.

On the front lawn of our dear aunt & uncle's lovely home,
which is enhanced by many stately trees.

This ice cream was so fresh you could almost hear the cows moo!
Aunt Dolores & I chose the "barnyard gravy" flavour (a name
which gave us the giggles) , a mixture of chocolate,
 vanilla, peanut butter, and pretzels.  Yes, we were
on a real dairy farm!

. . .only God can make a tree.

I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest against the earth's sweet flowing breast:

A tree that looks at God all day, and lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in summer wear a nest of robin's in her hair;

. . .Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree.

This poem by Joyce Kilmer came to mind when I was looking at the photos Martin & I took on a recent road trip through New York state.  We came upon the Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion, a state historic park in Canandaigua, NY, and decided to take the tour.  The mansion, the former summer house of Frederick and Mary Thompson, was elaborate and interesting, but the trees on the estate were awe inspiring!
"Great are the works of the Lord"  Psalms 111:2