When I read the blog post, I could not help but laugh at myself. I walk all over my town pushing my kids in a stroller in a bid to keep fit. I, like Chris, look at trees while walking and think of genealogy. I used to look at trees to identify one that portrays my family tree. Now I look at trees and make up a story about what kind of family they belong to.
I have decided to write a mini-blog post series inspired by the blog post on staatsofohio.com. It will capture a sampling of some great trees I see on my walks. Warning : You are now entering the mind of an obsessed genealogist!
#1 - This palm tree represents a family that does not use birth control. Each branch of the family has A LOT of kids as shown by the number of leaves on each branch.
#2 - This is what can happen to your research when you blindly copy other people's trees off of Ancestry.com. Rot creeps into your tree if you do not verify sources.
#3 - There is a home in the front left portion of this multi-acre orchard. I am positive that a professional genealogist lives here. Each tree represents a different family that he/she has researched for a client. They must be one of the best paid researchers out there because there are a couple hundred trees on the property and they are all mature, large trees.
#4 - I think the tree growing in my front yard is a Japanese Maple. It has these crazy branches that shoot out as it grows each year. This tree is a perfect visual of a night that I get on a roll and stay up all hours to work on a suddenly expanding branch of my family tree. You know those nights - your research log gets thrown out the window so that you can quickly jump from website to website as new ancestors throw themselves at you from digitized records.
Come back for more foliage fun - the next post will include a photo that represents the worst brick wall I have ever seen.
Great idea! :)
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