Tree #1's birthday present.

When I turned 42, I asked friends around the world to plant trees for me, as a birthday present. I didn't quite reach my goal of 42 trees, but it's nice to know that somewhere out there are trees growing on almost every continent because of me.

The first tree from this  project was planted in my parents' garden, a day before my birthday. It took three years, but on my birthday this year, we discovered its first lime, ready to be plucked. 

My lime tree is nearly as tall as I am now (how quickly they grow up!) and I wonder how the other trees are doing. I must ask my friends to send me recent pictures. In the meantime, if anyone out there would like to plant me a tree, please do! Don't forget to take a picture that I can put up here. And if any of you have "special" trees, planted in celebration of a birthday or some other special occasion, I'd love to hear about it.