Tinsley column: Bearing fruit

Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****I grew up in central Texas with huge pecan trees that shaded our house in summer. When the leaves fell in fall they left behind bare branches bearing thousands of pecans. It was my job to climb to the top-most branches and shake loose a hail storm of pecans that covered the ground. My mother’s pecan pies were sought after at family gatherings. A persimmon tree grew outside our kitchen window. The treehouse I built […]  » Read More