a tree eulogy...

[an-art-worker.livejournal.com]

ark. Woke up to the sound of tree saws and heavy equipment: my neighbor has finally launched a successful assualt on the huge weeping willow tree in his back yard. He's had it in for that tree for years because it's "messy" - lots of leaves to clean up in the Fall. This tree is HUGE - 4 stories high (it's behind the bank of stores on Highland at Cutter). He tried a few years ago but gave up when he realized how big a job it was. Now there are two huge trucks out there and this tree is going down.

This is the neighbor who two years ago convinced my (clueless) landlord that the tree in our backyard was diseased and dangerous. It wasn't - it just dropped lots of leaves onto the guy's yard. So it came down - and the street noise from Highland increased. I can only imagine the noise once the willow comes down.

This is a great tree and I've watched it for years swinging it's long branches in the wind. It was always an inspirati0on that something so majestic as this voluptuous willow could exist amidst the postage stamp yards and vinyl siding it towered over.

So there is a little less green space in Somerville this morning...