It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon when I started to wonder my backyard. I wasn’t looking for anything specific, I was waiting for something to catch my eye. I started off by scanning my yard, while looking off my patio. After looking around for 10 minutes, nothing seemed to catch my eye. So, I decided to go around my pool and look closer at all the trees. My dad has always put a lot of effort into the backyard, so I knew there had to be a tree out there that would catch my eye. After Looking around for another 5 minutes, I found the tree I wanted to write about.
This tree stood out from all the trees surrounding it. This tree wasn’t too big or too small. It was the perfect size. My favorite feature about this tree, was the color. This tree had a flamingo pink color to it. As soon as I looked at this tree, I just felt happier. I would never think a tree could drastically change your mood, like this one did.
Before looking up what type of tree it was, I went over to my dad and asked him if he knew the name of it. With no hesitation my dad responds, “of course I do, that is my favorite tree in the backyard.” I found it very interesting how we both really liked that tree. After talking about the tree for 5 minutes, he finally tells me the name of it. It is called a weeping cherry tree.
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When looking for what I wanted to write about I looked for what made me happy in the yard and sparked a change of emotion and you took the same approach. Although The tree stuck out alot it wasnt obvious at first and then you found it. I also liked your picture alot, it shows how well kept your backyard is with the smaller trees mantained and the different colors of flowering plants. The writing also took us through your method in choosing what to write and with your different emotions during this exploration.
-Miguel Palacios
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The picture and title grabbed my attention right away. I was intrigued to click on the post and read it. I was not disappointed. My favorite line was “This tree had a flamingo pink color to it. As soon as I looked at this tree, I just felt happier.” The flamingo pink was definitely the right word choice for its color. I too felt happier after looking at the picture of the tree. You are very lucky to have such a beautiful piece of nature in your backyard.
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I really like the idea that a tree could change your mood. I definitely agree and have even felt the same way when looking at nature. I also liked the line “I would never think a tree could drastically change your mood, like this one did.” It expresses really well how surprising it is when something so small can change our mood.
-Shannon Burke
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