The Death Of A Good Friend

My heart is sad today because we lost a dear friend.  I was not aware of it until I heard Breck sobbing in the living room.  I rushed in and took one look out our window.  And then I knew.  Our beautiful dogwood tree had been toppled by the strong storm winds.  And then I was the one crying.

We live in a small subdivision in a small house with a small yard.  This dogwood tree was our treasure.  We loved it.  The birds loved it.  The kids played on it. We enjoyed her shade on hot summer days and spent many hours sitting underneath her beautiful boughs reading books together.

Alas!  She is no more.  Our yard will seem quite barren now that she's gone. 

Goodbye, Old Friend.

The kids finally stopped their crying and then decided the tree was more fun laying down then it was standing anyway!  Only its not so good for curb-appeal.