Coven-tree Carols

There was a crowd of about 20 people out on my sidewalk this morning. They were "friends of the urban forest" (FUF), and they were having some ceremony before planting more trees on my block. My neighbor got a new cherry tree in front.

Good timing. The old eucalyptus trees in front of the mansion on the corner were cut down this morning. I don't think anyone is sad to see them go. As I was coming home from Starbears just now, some residents were out on the front porch of the mansion celebrating, getting drunk on champagne as the tree trunks were being hauled away.