The Fall and Rise of the Weeping Willow

 As long as I've lived in our house, a magnificent willow tree stood at the end of the garden. As the garden expanded, the willow tree stood guard!


Last summer I said to John, the Willow is having its best summer ever!

Then we had several winter snowstorms in a row. During one of them we were shocked to find... the willow had fallen over! Right onto the garden, no less!

When the snow went away, John and Bill cut the willow back to a stump and cut up all the wood.

Alas. was that the end of the road for the willow?

Surprise! This summer the willow started growing from the stump and became a magnificent willow bush! Will it become a tree again? Who knows?

In the meantime, we are happy to have our willow back  as it is!