As my regular Face Book followers know, de Library is closed on Sunday so I cannot enjoy its Air Conditioned comfort. Bummer. I am relegated to my local swimming pool, to escape the Hellish heat here in Mesa. With my ice cube-filled mug of Pepsi, I could sit and enjoy my idyllic surroundings and take the occasional dip in the tepid water. Across the pool, the leaves on the majestic 75' tall tree barely ever stirred in the gentle breeze that cooled me. It appeared as if painted-on against the cloudless blue sky.
You can imagine my shock and consternation when I arrived (on Sunday) to find this icon of beauty had been uprooted and blown over by last night's monsoon winds. Ach Gott in Himmel.
It was a casualty of what we refer to as 'weather' here in town. The other 363 days are sunny and hot, repeated endlessly.
Thus, it lies there...leaves barely moving...as a mute testimony to the Impermanence of Life.
An eloquent testimony it is. Quelle Dommage. After 25 or 30 years of providing beauty and elegance...gone, overnight.
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