That's too bad. Willows are such nice trees. Like you said though change is the only thing consistent and the tree falling was inevitable. A landmark event lol. Funny way of putting it

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I get it!   I grew up with a big old willow tree and had a tree house.   Sad the lightning got it about 20 years ago.   Thanks for sharing the photos and story @therealpaul

Reminds me of this one ;)

Our one world will be saved by beauty

when we remember how to see
with the eyes of a child
into the golden heart of every living thing.

We will feel deeply
the earthly memories
etched into the mountains of home
the forgetfulness in the oceans heave, the forgiving

even the resilient oak,
resisting great winds and time, falls
to the wisdom of ages...

and thus we stand
with the aching of our souls
to behold the wondrous stellar nights

and before us now
and at every moment dancing
beneath the obscure shroud of
indignant hype, and mercurial spin

the simple saving grace

of a bird or a bloom or the heart
behind the eyes of an adversary, who
will be none other than our own shadow

dancing in anguish, waiting to be seen...

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And I get to say "I saw it when" :) I do like how you've turned the sad event into an adventure, I would also find my way out to perch on it amidst the frog party (with a bowl in hand ;)

Trees are like old friends, and it's sad when they go. As you say, the only constant in life is change.  We lost our huge walnut tree a couple of years ago. Sad after a long time of providing shade and nuts.  I did enjoy your take on your tree, and making a negative into a positive.  I bet it keeps on growing, in some form or another, those things are hard to slow down.   And using it as a frog-watching platform is a real positive.   Enjoy your aperitif out on the long limb over the water.