Âme Sweet Âme

''This tree is dead, you need to hire a tree-cutter to remove it, it might be dangerous if it breaks''. I cannot tell you how many times this well-meaning person said this. As much as I might have been on damage control mode lately, I must admit it is really low on my priority list. So I am a bit more irritated each time I hear this (yes, well meaning but nonetheless non-solicited) advice. It seems to bother him more than me. And no, this dark line you see in the picture is not a crack in the window. It is the tree that is the subject of controversy, and sufficiently enough to deserve to be featured in my blog) True, the tree looks quite emaciated, not very vibrant most of the time. But is it really dead ? And why this urge to remove it, like a dark facial hair on an old woman's chin !! To me, dead or not, it has actually become part of my immediate landscape. I look through the living room window so often that if it were not there, I would need some adjustment. I w...