My two-cents: Trees are magical. When one dies, even more when I see them simply knocked over on a construction site, my heart aches. We should be good to our trees. They take such good care of us. Written from Atlanta, Georgia USA, the “city built in a forest”—literally.
> On Apr 14, 2016, at 5:21 AM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > > This huge Soetdoring (Sweet Thorn - Acacia Karroo) which has been shading the > west end of our house for over 40 years has finally succumbed to the drought. > There is another large branch out of photo to the right. We have decided to > allow the wood borers to do their thing on the soft, light wood so the > branches can be pulled off over a period. The tree must be at least 60 years > old because it was already there when the house was built in 1968. It has > been home to many garden birds & lizards & also a pit stop for larger birds, > squirrels & even the occasional monkey. Feels like the loss of a friend. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/25817345574/ > > K7 with the DA 18-55 WR > > Alan C > > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] "The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead." - Tao Te Ching 67 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
