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    Good bye, old friend!

    Right beside our house, we had a giant red oak tree. Very beautiful, about 100 years old, about 80 feet tall.
    Unfortunately, over the years, there were more and more dead limbs. Just recently, about 3 weeks apart, some fell on one of our cars, and several were hanging above the house and the drive way.
    With a heavy heart, we decided it was time to let the tree go.
    We had a terrific crew. The tree was down within two days, and they did a marvelous cleanup job!
    Dear tree, I so much hated to see you go. I will miss your shade, but not the tons of leaves in the fall.

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    Willa (5/1/1997-3/17/2018)

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    Aww, did you keep a slice of it for a table or something? What a grand old tree, too bad its time had come.
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    What a lovely old friend!
    I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
    Death thought about it.
    CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.

    -- Terry Pratchett (1948—2015), Sourcery

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    You will be missed you beautiful tree you.

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    The 2nd picture shows how BIG the tree was.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Karen View Post
    Aww, did you keep a slice of it for a table or something? What a grand old tree, too bad its time had come.
    I wish we could have kept one, but it was way too big. We kept a log for the garden.
    Willa (5/1/1997-3/17/2018)

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    It's always sad to see a huge tree like that go. There were some as big as that in the cemetery near me, a few have been cut down, even one near John's grave that I really liked. That tree was part of my decision to choose the spot.



    "I don't know which weapons will be used in the third World war, but in the fourth, it will be sticks and stones" --- Albert Einstein.


  8. Thats too bad =/ have you thought of having something small made out of the log you kept?

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    Possibly an adornment in a big planter, or support for a climbing plant.
    Willa (5/1/1997-3/17/2018)

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