A friend of mine once said; “Palm trees are the pinnacles of North Park.”  I loved how he said that.  They are, without question, one of the most integral parts of our landscape.  I can’t imagine North Park without them.  They’re regal and robust and diverse.  Besides being fun to look at, they provide all kinds of wonderful things, like habitat & food for local wildlife and those soothing sounds they make when they blow in the breeze.  And they’re OLD; some are so old that they’ve been here much longer than any of us.  The one in my yard has been here for about 80 years.

My wife and I love our neighborhood.  I mean we REALLY love living where we do.  We walk to the restaurants, walk to the park, walk to the bars.  Most of our friends are within walking or biking distance.  It's really great, actually.  And even though the City just cut the tree trimming budget and I can't tell if the 50/50 sidewalk repair program is still running, all in all its a great place to be...unless you live between Ray and Utah on a Friday or Saturday night...