There used to be 21 mature trees at the junction of our little lane and the main road, now the only one left is this beautiful Chestnut tree which I am happy to see everyday as I step out of our front door. Shrouded in mist all day today it looked even more poignant.
As usual, the image is SOOC and is part of my ongoing OCOLOY project - you can read more about it in my profile.
Bleak...and how! Having said that the other 20 trees are not completely lost. I counted the telegraph poles and fence posts and I make it 22. Given that they're made from wood, yet serve a different purpose...especially the fence posts...this give you come small comfort.
@ahleena@jamibann See here from October 2014 - http://365project.org/vignouse/365/2014-10-15 In addition to the trees in the copse, there were others along the roadside that were also felled - The One Tree stands as a witness to the needless loss of the others.
Hope you've driven some large and obvious nails into it to slow down the next person with the chainsaw. Normally the telegraph poles would drive me crazy, but given your backstory, I think they just underline the point.
@snaggy