So, apparently, even my own surroundings have changed. When I arrived home from Portland last week, the magnolia tree that has stood in front of the house next door for my entire life was gone…chopped down and roots removed. This was a beautiful tree which only bloomed once a year in spring. Yes, the flowers and leaves made a mess, however, the beauty and perfume of the flowers were well worth it.
Then I went into my backyard for a bar-b-que and saw that that hedges were gone as well! They had run across where you see the fence – in fact, the fence was not visible. The bottom photo also shows what’s left of the magnificent magnolia….
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How sad. I hate it when trees are cut down. Especially lone ones.
Not all change is good.
Well, they said that the tree was growing toward the house and would damage it eventually, so, I can rationalize that. However, I see NO reason that the hedges were removed!