arborcide

the victim: a large, old redbud tree (decidedly ALIVE at the time of the incident)

survived by: heart-broken homeowner; a family of bluebirds who were given shelter by the victim for many years

the accused: the tree service that did NOT wait for instruction as to which ALREADY DEAD trees to remove

[Laura Demko]

booo!! i'm so sorry! i love redbuds, too, especially big, old magnificent ones. very creative way to vent your fury and heartbreak.
hmm ... what's the verdict? do you want zelda mae to come open a can of you know what on them?

[Bill Dodsworth]

Wow, an unfortunate occurrance! NIce pic tho!

[brett currie]

ha! laura--that made me laugh!! and i'm fairly certain i've already opened an entire 6pk of you-know-what on them, but tell zelda mae thanks for the offer!!
and thanks, bill!

[Dalia ElMaghraby]

LOVELYY picture.

[Rudi Teruel]

I LOVE THIS, one.... everysingle line is like art....

[Crystal Drake]

As sad as the story is, this is now one of my favs! What does that say about my character? haha

[Jessica Gates]

AMAZING texture! LOVE the colors! this is just a great shot!

[brett currie]

thanks dalia and rudi!
crystal--i think we both already know about your character...
jessica--thanks!

[Amanda Laureen]

At least you ended up with this beautiful photo. :)

[jumel--pineda--chua]

lovely texture and shot brett! so how's old is it? :D

[jason vare]

love the texture in this one... but poor tree!!

[Richard Schuster]

Stumped for a comment on this one, Brett....... :-). Only kidding.
Shame that a beautiful tree was sacrificed to leave such a lovely reminder.

[Lisa Fischer]

oh man I would be pissed! Such a shame it takes so long for them to grow..
Nice picture though

[Darren Griffen]

Great texture on this love it, shame for the tree, here in the UK they have to have a replanting scheme to aid the loss of the older tree's

[Melissa]

Sad =( But that's a very creative capture!

[Mrs. Smith]

Disappointing...but such a good picture. Imagine the stories that this tree could tell.

[Kay Taylor]

That's horrible! Redbuds are such pretty trees.

[Louise & Ken]

How I feel for you! I go through agony just having trees pruned back, so this would devastate me...I feel your pain! Your photo is excellent, but I don't know that I could photograph the end tale as bravely as you did. Such a sad story!

[Slava]

oh, no! How unfortunate... Mistakes happen. Al least you turned it into a beautiful shot! :-)

[Brad Johnson]

Doh. Sorry to hear it, but I love the title and it is a good shot.

[FaerieMoon]

Oh, that totally sucks. They need to plant a new tree for you now.

[Malcolm Johal]

That is so sad. Poor tree.

[shauna mcgee]

I'm so sad for you =(
but as usual you took those lemons and made lemonade!

[bonnie lee wilson]

This is horrible !!! You would think that a tree service would 1. value trees; 2. be able to tell the difference between dead and alive; 3. get clear directions BEFORE they start cutting down trees.
I take it that you have made this into a "lesson" for them that they will not soon forget.

[Jennifer Loftin]

how sad! What a beautiful memorial to a beautiful, worthy redbud. Lovely photo.

[Heather M]

SO SAD that this tree was taken before its time :(
BUT you did capture some lovely patterns and color that it kept hidden within.