I remember one fatality that involved a man who was cutting down a Catalpa tree. Somewhere in the tree buzz archives. I think he was struck on the neck by a section, if my memory is correct?
The worst thing you could do, is mess with an arborist’s babies! Hope it makes it Tom. Maybe if you figure out where they live, you could bring them some seeds or seedlings and get them interested in reforesting the neighborhood?
This one is about a stone arrowhead I found on a client’s property near a creek. I showed them the point and they wanted to keep it. They are still my clients/friends.
Lost Point of Reference
On a steeply sloping berm I saw her
Resting near a brook
There was beauty in complexion
Symmetry to...
My grandfather survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Wrote this one about the Yamaki pine bonsai that survived the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It was one of 53 trees gifted to the us in 1953 by Japan.
The Pining Bonsai
Locked in bonds of copper
Pruned to oriental taste
I move with the hands...
Hey Levi, I’m sorry you’re going through some tough times. I’ve been on the verge of burnout for a few years. Haven’t listened to my voicemail in close to five years now. Well, at least not from my contact list. I’ve let a bunch of opportunities pass me by, but I think there’s light at the end...
All six of ours were water births. Five were born in our living room with a blow up birthing pool, but our first was born in a birthing center jacuzzi. My wife wouldn’t have it any other way.
Have you seen what Jim Gaffigan has to say about it?