AN ALDER in Postcards 4

Sept. 25, 2017, 1:14 p.m.
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When we first moved here, this Alder tree had giant, beautiful leaves. Within a few years, the leaf size began to shrink. Two years ago, all the alder trees began dying.

This condo complex was planted throughout with Alders and two or three kinds of simple flowering shrubs. The shrubs keep going but the alders do not.

We used to get very upset with this tree when it filled our patios and driveways with its leaves. Now I mourn its loss in advance. The plate size leaves are only tiny gestures now. They will take it down over the winter as they did the giant out in front last year.

Who knew I would mourn this messy old tree.
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Himself: Doing his best with a giant queue and a talkative me.

Herself: Found Grumpy’s battery drained. A wire shorted perhaps as G was working in the dash. Today groceries, laundry, and staring at that crow quilt center. Is it too big?

Reading: Ruth Reichl and I find I lived much like she did.

Captain Poolie: Perky. We found her talking with her sister yesterday. No visit today.

Gratitude’s: That I can do my Monday mountain of stuff even while I complain about it.

gattaca ⋅ September 25, 2017

Hmm - SD is an excellent climate for Alder.
We had them by the millions in Oregon but the forest products people didn't like them. I think they're pretty.

Eriu ⋅ September 25, 2017

I hate losing trees. We've lost trees to a fire, a highway project, because they were too old or growing where they shouldn't (one knocked a room off its foundation). Some have been gone for decades, but I grew up with them so still get a little shock to my system that the trees aren't there.