Our stately acacia tree, lovingly selected and planted three years ago by Brother Virg, sustained serious damage last night during a rare Tucson snowstorm.The fast-growing native specimen was quickly becoming a neighborhood landmark and already provided excellent privacy from the street. Last night's wind and snow were too much for this well-endowed acacia, and it surrendered a massive limb to the tempest, opening a nasty gash on its lean, supple trunk and exposing itself to all manner of pestilence.
The branch crashed directly onto the adjacent Cafe del Solveig, covering the chairs and the table where breakfast is served on happier days. Fortunately, the cafe was closed at the time, so no patrons were threatened by the catastrophe.
A workman is scheduled to begin cleaning the mess this afternoon.
There would have been two workmen assigned to this unpleasant task, but unfortunately, the other workman flew back to Minnesota, just in a nick of time.
To see full coverage of the beauty and trauma of this extraordinary winter event, view the entire photo exposition, entitled Tucson Snowstorm 2009, by clicking on this:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Rolfsrud/TucsonSnow2009?feat=directlink
