We said goodbye to the last of our palms. I was very fond of this tree as it was given to me as a present by my oldest brother's friend as a tiny thing. The photos will tell the story. The wounded tree. The hollowed out trunk, the grubs that were feeding on the tree, the chopped up trunk being inspected by the youngest of our cats, 'Haircut', and him bored by all the noise and fuss. The pieces will be collected to be burnt on the ' Easter bonfire' on Saturday night 30th April.
