This Lorax series invites you to celebrate the wonders of trees. The caches are intended as family friendly hides that are easy to find with hints that are giveaways.
This cache celebrates the graceful, romantic weeping cherry tree. A native of Japan, weeping cherry trees feature soft, slender branches that droop down sometimes to the ground.
During the springtime, branches come alive with pink and white blossoms that sway with the breeze. Despite its delicate appearance, the tree is robust and grows in various climate and soil conditions.
The coordinates will take you to a site where you can see both a mature weeping cherry and a younger offspring as you look across the sidewalk from the cache. You are looking for a black film canister attached to a grating. Please bring a pen or pencil and secure it as you found it.
You can park within 5 feet of the cache. If you visit with children, be aware that the nearby Devonshire Drive is heavily traveled.
While at the cache site, notice the brilliant red roses (called "knockout" roses) that surround the site. Permission for the cache has been given by the nearby property owner. Please visit only during daylight hours and be stealthy.
"O gift of God! O perfect day:
Whereon shall no man work, but play;
Whereon it is enough for me,
Not to be doing, but to be!. . .
I hear the wind among the trees
Playing celestial symphonies;
I see the branches downward bent,
Like keys of some great instrument." --from "A Day of Sunshine" by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow