Sad farewell to my sugar maple
The huge sugar maple in my front yard was dying and had to be taken down today. Here is all that is left of where the stump was. I'm so sad to lose it, as it was my favorite tree. My yard looks bare without it!
There were sparrows living in the birdhouse that Tom Mellentine made for me. It had been hanging in the sugar maple, and after the tree came down, the sparrows returned to look for their house. I put it up on my Norway maple a few yards away from where it had been. I was so happy when the sparrows rediscovered their house in the new tree and moved back in! The tree removal people trimmed dead branches off of this tree too.
They also trimmed the low-hanging branches from this silver maple in front of my house and dead branches from the locust tree on the circle by my house. It will take me awhile to get used to the big open spaces.
There were sparrows living in the birdhouse that Tom Mellentine made for me. It had been hanging in the sugar maple, and after the tree came down, the sparrows returned to look for their house. I put it up on my Norway maple a few yards away from where it had been. I was so happy when the sparrows rediscovered their house in the new tree and moved back in! The tree removal people trimmed dead branches off of this tree too.
They also trimmed the low-hanging branches from this silver maple in front of my house and dead branches from the locust tree on the circle by my house. It will take me awhile to get used to the big open spaces.
posted by Ruth at
4:32 PM
4 Comments:
It will be different coming to your home next time. Mybe I'll have to drive by soon just so I'm not shocked!!!
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Linda, at 2:21 PM
Sorry to hear about your tree, but happy about the birds. It is hard to lose a tree...they always seem so stable and solid. Seeing them go thru the seasons is one of the best parts of any year. Bonnie
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Bonnie, at 3:47 PM
Sorry about your tree, Ruth. It's not easy losing old friends, be they people or trees. I've lost two really close friends at church this year and it's a life-changing event. Just as it is with your tree. Stay positive. Daisy
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Anonymous, at 10:04 PM
Yes, your yard will look different without the tree --- for whatever reason, we seem to think the trees will outlast us --- and, in many cases, they do. Glad the birds were able to adjust --- guess we will, too.
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Carol Sc, at 11:50 AM
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