Make Like a Tree and Leaf

Well, today’s blog title is not just a silly pun; one of our trees has literally left us this week.  Among all the excitement of remodeling the house, we failed to recognize that one of elms near the old sheds contracted Dutch elm disease. I feel bad about it, even though I doubt there was much we could do (anti-fungal treatments are very expensive).  So anyway, today’s post is a bit of a tribute to our first fallen tree.

The first tree in the upper left corner of this photo is the elm in question. (On an unrelated note, will you look at that beautifully manicured lawn?)