One night in Oklahoma, several years ago a strong wind came through. Oklahoma’s winds are sometimes memorable and this one was no exception. It wasn’t a twisting, swirling tornado, but a straight, hard wind that blew over a huge catalpa tree that had stood in my parents’ back yard for generations. I believe this flowering […]
Jan 20, 2023
Catalpa
·One night in Oklahoma, several years ago a strong wind came through. Oklahoma’s winds are not to be trifled with and this one was no exception. It wasn’t a twisting, swirling wind of a tornado, but a straight, hard one that blew over a huge catalpa tree that had stood in my parents’ back yard […]
Dec 13, 2018
The Many Merits of the Catalpa
·One night in Oklahoma, several years ago, maybe twenty? a strong wind came through. Oklahoma’s strong winds are not to be trifled with and this one was no exception. It wasn’t a twisting, swirling wind of a tornado, but a straight, hard one. It had to be strong because it blew over a huge catalpa […]