You will have to imagine (as I didn’t snap a pix) large pink dashes in the center of the lane not the center line but in the center of each driving lane.
During a Labor Day weekend visit to Tennessee for a family wedding, I learned these “road blushes” mark Knoxville’s famous Dogwood Trails. The trails date back to 1955 (nearly as old as me) and cover more than 85 miles, winding through 12 different neighborhoods. A portion of the trails is just steps from my Aunt and Uncle’s front door. For those visiting in early spring, the dogwoods are plentiful on the rolling Smokey Mountains and intermixed with azaleas, flowering crabapples, Japanese cherry trees and a myriad of Planting Zone 7a blossoms. Riotous color after dreary winter days to be envied by gardeners in our hardy Zone 4b.
But not to be outdone by southern cousins, Dad’s Mums are just starting to bloom as I returned to the North Country.
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