In Memoriam

A painting by Lee Stinchcombe of the beloved Mulberry tree
Today I received an e-mail letter from Regina Alvarez, Woodlands Manager of Central Park :

Hi Marie -
I thought you might like to know that our old friend, the Mulberry tree
in Shakespeare Garden finally fell over.  Very sad day.  We are removing
it today.
Regina

The letter made me weep. When I called Lee Stinchcombe with the news she wept too It's odd to feel so connected to a member of a different Kingdom from one's own, but that Mulberry was a beautiful old tree,and we all loved it. The Shakespeare Garden, a magical spot, will be less magical with the Mulberry gone.

RIP, old friend.

Lee sent me a photo of a painting she had done a few years ago of the tree. That's it above.