As coincidence would have it, the photo of the little maple tree in my previous post turns out to be the last photo of it as it stood in my garden for many years—before the Seattle snow and then ice and then snow and then rain snapped one of the trunks.
One of the good things about having a garden blog, though, is that I took one last photo of the little maple tree during the storm, a photo that I probably wouldn’t have taken otherwise, not knowing it would become the last photo of what used to be.
I don’t really feel sad that one of the trunks snapped. I share my garden with Mother Nature, and she’s going to do what she’s going to do. For my part, I went out with a rake to relieve the aching branches of their snow and ice. But Mother had already done her part, and the trunk had already split. And so the garden goes on, slightly different.
Now, when I stare out at the little maple tree from the kitchen window while doing dishes, it catches my eye in a way it didn’t before. Its unfamiliar profile makes it an interesting stranger in my garden instead of the ubiquitous tree that I stared at for all of those years and could no longer see.
Maybe the bright spot here is that with its limb missing, perhaps the area under it will be sunnier? I love your attitude that you share your garden with Mother Nature. I’m convinced she comes behind all our garden micromanaging and topples everything we’ve straightened.
I hear you about Mother Nature. She topped a lot of our perimeter trees facing the neighbors. Heh. I’m glad the little maple tree survived the storm!
Looks like you are making maple syrup out of maples…you know, lemonaide out of lemons and all that.
What a great attitude to have, I am sure there’s more then a little damage from Mother Natures hissy fit the other day.
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
Missed seeing your quilts—so glad you are back , Kel—Don’t you just love Mother Nature
You may find the fallen tree trunk and branches provide a new kind of haven for the birds.
I live in a VERY shady area, amongst MANY trees, so I have a surpluss of moss. Do you have a lot of shade nearby? If so, you might enjoy the moss growing all over the fallen trunk.