Daily Note
Every day, a photograph, a poem. Scott snapped this photo while walking the dog this morning. Our town is especially beautiful in the autumn, and I’m certain the description of the morning mist in the sun may just appear in my story somewhere.
A sad part of this picture is that you can see so many houses on the right side. On that street thirty-four, ninety-year-old maple trees were chopped down to put in new sidewalks. I cannot tell you how empty that street looks, mainly because I refuse to walk on or look at it. I’ve seen a bit as I walk by with the dog or on our walk, but I quickly turn away. Take a look at what’s missing:
I loved that street; it was my favorite to walk on. I’ve taken a few shots over the years because I was so touched by the elegance of its canopy, shade, and beauty.
They were living; now they are not.
Time passes, for sure, but it will still take a while for me to see that vacant street, devoid of a canopy vital to the town’s beauty and coolness as climate change continues to increase our summer temperatures. It wasn’t worth the cost of NOT finding a solution.
Sigh. Morning sun brings another day, and the sun calls us to rise again. And so, a poem.
Poetry
Autumn Mornings
The morning sun called
Sheri Edwards
to the river’s autumn mist
“Follow me; I rise.”
11.09.23 313.365.23
Poetry
Scott Hunter, Photography
NaNoWriMo Haiku
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I wonder, if I draw a line... 
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the photos eloquently attest to what is lost: what a travesty !
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It is a travesty. It’s had quite an effect on the homeowners. The city does not plan to replace the trees.
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it’s probably too late for ratepayer action —
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The town council held a public meeting to tell us what they were doing. It wasn’t for our input. They had already signed the contract for new sidewalks. It would have cost quite a bit to the contractors if the city would have delayed for a solution. But their planning beforehand was poorly done, especially since they have had this same problem before. I can only remember their beauty. Some homeowners are replacing the trees on their own, but as they said at the meeting: “We will not live long enough to see the beauty here now.”
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it seems it’s a fait accompli then —
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