Life Without Our Maple Tree

I do miss the old maple in our yard. It was a friend for all of the almost 22 years we have lived here, but its time was done. Our back yard is transformed, and the west side of our house gets hotter now, but the birds at our feeder seem to be more abundant so I suppose it is not all bad. In the late afternoon we are still shaded by the maple next door and the back yard cools off nicely. I can sit in the back and observe the comings and goings of the neighbors and watch the doves come to peck. This fall and winter I will enjoy the warmth from burning maple in the fire pit and the fireplace. The old tree gave us plenty of wood for that. Different but good. I miss you!