Palm Trees in California
A symbol of a life in transition
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3 min readJun 13, 2021
When I look up into the clear blue and see a palm tree, I know I’m no longer living in Philadelphia. There were rarely clear skies. It was usually overcast, with frequent showers or snow squalls. And occasionally, I’d see a palm tree, but they were plastic and usually outside a gas station or a Hawaiian restaurant. Today, looking into the sky, the palms are real and…