In LA class, we have adopted trees on our school campus. My tree, a large Cornus Kousa Dogwood, is a beautiful tree. The last time I visited them, they were a spiky, branch covered, bare tree. Now, they have lots of beautiful pure green leaves and a few medium sized white flowers. Comment on this post if you like my tree- it is going to be cut down!!! That’s why my teacher and I are going to try to successfully dig them up and transport them to my yard- I’ve grown attached to them.

I’ve named them, too! My name is Anna, which derives from Hebrew and German origins. My parents named me this because they liked the name and it is also in the Bible. I love my name. It means gracious and merciful, and I really like that. So I decided my tree would have a beautiful name as well. My tree is named Kousa, after its type, a Cornus Kousa Dogwood. It is pronounced (KOO-sa), and I also gave Kousa a nickname. The beginning of Kousa is pronounced koo, which sounds like coo. The nickname that I decided on is Dove, because doves coo. I really think that both Kousa and Dove are pretty names. 

I also have a photograph of a crow I found. I named them Midnight, for their deep black feathers. I loved how the crow took flight, because they just seemed so energetic yet graceful.

In the book that I am reading, Wishtree, by Katherine Applegate, there is a best friend duo, Red the tree and Bongo the crow. Red says that she/he is an optimist. Red says that Bongo is a pessimist. An optimist is someone who is always optimistic, looking on the bright side of things and always having a positive attitude. However, a pessimist is quite the opposite. A pessimistic person is looking on the dark side, and always in a negative light. I think that I am a mix of both. I’m never too cheery, but never too dark, though unfortunately I am a tiny bit more pessimistic. But I do have fun!

Thank you for reading this post! Remember, if you care about Kousa, please comment, and maybe put some tips on how to dig up a large Cornus Kousa Dogwood in your comment! Thanks!