" WELCOME, LOVELY WILLOW!"

We have a very long garden...... and for years, 2 massive willows stood in gentle magnificence near the end....they meant a lot to all our family...who climbed in them, hid in them, ate in them, sheltered in them, read in them, drank in them, hugged in them, even cried in them.....however, the dreaded Honey Fungus took over...and both were felled....an amazing operation...leaving a huge open space....tied up with a real sense of loss....

HOWEVER, G, L,G and A appeared with a new (baby) willow......now planted, fairly near RW's Gin Seat....and it's great to see now that it's doing very well indeed.

As I've decided to blog again...probably spasmodically...mentioning this seemed a good starting point! ( Photo by RJ...Thank you...next time someone else must be photographer...!)