From the front porch in black and white

Last year the leaves from the apricot tree fell in mid-October after an early snow.


The weight of the snow and ice snapped two large branches off the tree and I considered taking the tree down.


["A sheltered walkway": photos GAH]

I'm glad I didn't.

It has survived well and, with the help of a nearby fir, shelters the path to my front door.

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The fir once had a partner but at the first sign of trouble (the needles turned yellow) my wife took a saw to it.

My gosh. I'd better stay healthy.

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