I thought I would take a few moments to share the horrific events that occurred here last night. Although I did not catch the varmint red-handed (red-pawed if you will), “Night of the Cat” leapt as freely from my keyboard as do the ferocious felines through the backyards of my neighborhood.
It just so happens that I was getting ready to retire for the evening and went out to the back steps to have my last fresh breath of nicotine. I seldom turn on the back light during this ritual and kept with tradition this night as well. My eyes adjusted slowly as I drew in the noxious fumes of my smoldering cancer inducing device.
My mind suddenly sprang into full gear as my eyes began to ascertain the devastation that appeared before them. I quickly ran in to turn on the light, illuminating the crime scene. I recently placed into this yard an unstable platform of meager construction that would hold my six young Chinese elm seedlings which were newly potted up by only a week. This weeble-wobble of a stand was now lying over on its side with its contents dumped grotesquely before me. The worst of which was my Too Little Fig.
I immediately did what anyone in crisis would do and began the search for survivors. I first rushed the Too Little Fig to a resting place away from the scene to be dealt with later as it seemed to have only minor injuries. The six pots that had been home to the elms were all more than 80% empty. The remainder of what had been their contents was now lying on the ground in such a manner that could only mean that each seedling was buried beneath the rubble.
A quick and careful extraction located all six participants of this ordeal and they were immediately relocated to a makeshift triage I call the dining room table for lack of a more clinical term. I will allow the few pictures to describe the end results as losing a patient tires me so. Some photographs had to be taken after the break of dawn for aesthetic reasons and the crime scene had to be reconstructed due to its disruption during the recovery efforts. Also you will not see any pictures of the Too Little Fig for he is sensitive about his appearance. He sustained a broken neck which had to be wired in place with a touch of adhesive applied.
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Regards,
Mark