The sound trees make

[redbird]

There's a fine black locust sapling in the park across the street. It's regrowing from surviving roots, after a big old tree came down in a storm last year, and the parks department removed the visible stump.

This photo is from late July, on a rare sunny day. Three weeks earlier, this tree was about up to my waist. Right now, on rainy days, it's not quite as tall as I am.