Decided to go out to the springs today and find where Jason’s tree that Citrus95 donated was planted. After a bit they were able to locate the woman (Debbie Lee) who planted it. Its planted before the entrance where you pay. His memorial brick is not there yet. Apparently they dont place an order for bricks until they have 10 orders, and Jason’s was 7. I have the "brick lady" calling me Monday to see what the deal is with that.
Here is where his tree is planted. I put a little arrow pointing to it. It’s a magnolia tree, so it will grow big and have beautiful flowers one day. This picture is at an angle, but it is actually centered behind the bench. It’s in a wonderful spot. To the left is the directory which is surrounded by the memorial bricks. She wanted to plant it in the best spot by the bricks (where his brick will be hopefully soon) she could find.
Here is where his tree is planted. I put a little arrow pointing to it. It’s a magnolia tree, so it will grow big and have beautiful flowers one day. This picture is at an angle, but it is actually centered behind the bench. It’s in a wonderful spot. To the left is the directory which is surrounded by the memorial bricks. She wanted to plant it in the best spot by the bricks (where his brick will be hopefully soon) she could find.
This is Debbie Lee... she was at Jason’s ceremony. It took a month for them to get permission from the commisioner of wildlife to plant the tree (must be a busy guy ~shrugs~). She looked after his tree and babied it while it was sitting in the pot, made sure it had water and didn’t die till she could get it planted. She picked the spot. She is such a sweet woman, very very nice. She waters it when it doesn’t rain and has taken personal care to make sure it thrives. What a pleasure it was meeting her.
And finally me (what a bad picture). I didn’t really feel right smiling, so i just ended up looking goofy. I plan to take a picture of his tree every year, see how it grows.
I was very glad I went. Felt good when I left there today.