Dead Heart...
This is the heart of our dead oak.....
there were many tears as it came down..
Dead Tree Standing...
This splendid tree is probably the oldest oak at La Chaise.....and there is quite some competition for that title. It stands at the far end of the lawn, dominates the view of the valley below. We have grown used to its presence, take it for granted - it has always been there, and always will. But two weeks ago a Queen Asian hornet decided her offspring should nest at La Chaise - two nests were found on a Friday afternoon, one hanging free from a tree on the path to the fields, the other in a hollow in this great tree. In an exchange for an immediate cash payment our local pest controller said he would come on Monday. We spent a cautious few days, not venturing far from the house and terrace. Julian the Brave, as we named him, dealt quickly with the hanging nest without an audience, naturally....then he located the second nest some two thirds up the trunk of the oak. His double ladder unfolded, armed only with an aerosol - I foget whether he was wearing any face covering - he w
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