Walking on Wednesday - Trees Are Beautiful Even If Dangerous

I love trees. 

I love the shade, the leaves, all the different bark there is on all the different trees. 

They house birds, bugs, sometimes snakes, and encourage all kinds of natural wildlife activity. 

But sometimes, they are dangerous.

This tree provided nice shade in our backyard, 

but one windy rain filled day it decided 

it had had enough, and just keeled over.

It decided without taking into consideration 

our electric line or cable line.

There was no going back, it had let go of this earth.

But it left an interesting void.

If you can get past the danger, you can discover 

all kinds of beauty under a tree as well.

Yes, there are roots and bugs, and sometimes you can find things from settlements long gone. 

This tree had what is usually of most interest to us,

 if you remember, 

beautiful rocks!

One of the rocks that was found under the tree 

was this piece of quartz. 

It makes a beautiful display for the

 Apache Tear Pendant 

(soon to be listed!) 

from Jewelry By Bridget.

As the day wore on, the tree's weight 

was no match for the few roots that were left.

And it gradually fell onto the lines, 

threatening our way of life by 

threatening our electricity and internet, 

on a Saturday no less.

We did manage to call a professional and 

he delicately cut and removed this beautiful tree.

It was a Black Walnut tree, the inside so beautiful we had to keep the main trunk. 

Why? 

I will let you know as soon as I do. 

Hubby has great plans.

Next on the agenda is this fine tree, 

that is a part of the majestic trees 

that line our long and winding, 

beautiful path of a driveway.

Something, and we can't quite figure out what, 

broke this tree.

Broke it near the bottom, and broke it good.

The strong trees on the other side, 

thus far, seem to be holding it up.

But still, it is precariously leans over our driveway, 

and every day it gets a little weaker at the base, 

and droops a little further. 

We drive really fast under it, 

and, when not in the car, 

run really fast under it.

We will have to call a professional in, again, 

to delicately cut this one down and remove it. 

This one is Pine, so hubby says he will let this one go. 

I expect that living in the mountains, 

in a yard that is so full of trees, 

this will be a regular occurrence. 

Some will remain beautiful, standing tall and proud. 

Others will become dangerously beautiful, 

showing us a new world inside them

and under their roots.