Tree guy is due today to take down the ash trees I planted 35 years ago - all three - that provide the only shade for the house in late afternoon. The emerald ash borers won. It is dreary and misting, so he may not show. It is kind of dreary and misting inside the house, too. I am too old to look forward to another nice canopy taking shape there.
“I am too old to look forward to another nice canopy taking shape there.”
I hear that! We have a HUGE Maple tree in our house yard that does SO MUCH for all of us. Afternoon shade, home to many woodpeckers and orioles, a mode of escape for the cats when the dogs spy them, and we tap it for sap in the spring. Beau made 8 quarts of Maple Syrup this season - he’s getting better at it!
Having planted hundreds of trees in my life so far, they truly are ‘friends,’ especially after you’ve known them for a few decades.
I’m going to cry many tears over losing that Maple when the day comes. :(