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counting my monkeys before they're out of the trees 

Assuming you will have something before you actually have it; similar to "counting your chickens before they hatch" (which is commonly attributed to Aesop).
"The Mariners could do better than expected this year."

"Let's not kid ourselves. Check your premises before you make a prediction."

"I'm assuming a number of things go right. Maybe I'm just counting my monkeys before they're out of the trees."
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happy trees

The expression Bob Ross said when painting a pair of trees. For Bob felt that painting just one tree would make it lonely, by painting another next to or near it, said trees would become friends and become happy.
1.) Look at those happy trees. Beautiful.

2.) Today folks we're going to paint some happy trees.
happy trees by hachigatsu23 May 5, 2008
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big ass trees 

phrase used by Levi Ackerman because he was done with Eren Jaeger's bull shit screamfest in the woods so he took it upon drastic measures to give him a life lesson on nature
" Hey Eren, take a look at these big ass trees" -Levi

Blow Trees 

to smoke weed, bud, grass, cheeba... you know MARIJUANA
"excuse me lil' homie, i know you don't know me, but my name is wendy, and i likes to blow trees"
Blow Trees by brittttles May 25, 2008

semen trees 

Commonly located in business parks across commercial America, these trees blossom in early spring and produce beautiful, multi-petaled white flowers - which happen to smell exactly like semen.
Woman: Hey Darnell, do you smell what's coming from these trees that line the boulevard? I can't seem to put my finger on what it is, but I absolutely love it!

Man: Those are semen trees, Tina. I always knew you were a fucking whore.

Charlie in the Trees

You hear something that you can't see, or, an object thrown in yor direction, but you don't know who threw it.
*loud bang*
"Charlie in the Trees man! RUN!"

or

*Pencil flys past your head*
"CHARLIE IN THE TREES, GET DOWN!"

Making Trees 

Yacht(sailboat) racing term referring to the visual speed indicator of looking at a competitors sail edges and the trees on the land behind. If trees are appearing in front of the other vessel, then you are going faster. If the trees are appearing behind the other vessel, then it is going faster.
Related term: A Real Tree Maker - meaning a fast boat.
Making Trees/Tree Maker: Hey, I just spent three days fairing the boats hull. It's going to be a Real Tree Maker now.
Making Trees by DougBigg August 31, 2010