What I Made Today: A Farewell to a Young Sugar Maple

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Friday, June 10, 2011

A Farewell to a Young Sugar Maple

Behold the only casualty from yesterday's storm. A young Sugar Maple I've tended for the past 10 years or so. This loss reminds me of how all life consumes life to live, and I see in this loss firewood, mulch, tomato stakes, maybe a new arbor and a walking stick or two … or more.

Peace.

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...: sweet; June 10, 2011 at 6:46 PM
Divaeva said...: everything is so green and lush and heavenly... beautiful!
live on MrTree in a special project created for you!; June 10, 2011 at 7:05 PM
Wizardess said...: I'm waiting on a (gentle) storm to break our heatwave. Rain is wonderful, but there is certainly a cycle!; June 10, 2011 at 7:54 PM
Sharkbytes said...: Aw... so sad to lose a young tree like that, but I'm sure it will have a useful next life.; June 10, 2011 at 8:06 PM
WolfCreekMill said...: I can see candle holder or vase in there too....; June 10, 2011 at 8:56 PM
LetaMarieDesigns said...: And the cycle continues....; June 10, 2011 at 9:24 PM
Adaptable Kay said...: What a wonderful way to look at things like that; it's so very true :); June 10, 2011 at 11:53 PM
rose AKA Walk in the Woods - she/her said...: The spirit of this maple will live on, as it would with or without me, and I thank you all for your sweet comments and inspirations.

@WolfCreekMill ~ I'm half-wishing I had my Daddy's old lathe … and I *was* imagining other such items that might emerge, from my own hands or not. :); June 11, 2011 at 7:49 AM
Theresa MacNaughton said...: Sorry to see the beautiful tree go - but you are right; in its loss there comes so much more. We have discovered this ourselves - a huge branch from a neighbor's mulberry tree landed in our yard. And so we have firewood, kindling, mulch and so much more.; June 11, 2011 at 4:35 PM