Mulberry and Oak

I planted two trees today

Photo by Viviane Pasta on Unsplash

I thought there wasn’t room. In fact, I was bereft and mad at myself for buying the second one, the mulberry, and for the first one too, the oak, which has been languishing in a tiny plastic pot since the autumn.

When I looked at the yard, which was often, when I walked around, which was nightly, I felt frustrated and constrained. Most of the yard is covered by…