Plumeria (Mixed Messages)
How to honor the last three frangipani (plumeria) blooms on a tree doomed to the axe? This tree has grown to block the view, and for 14 years I’ve suffered from its scent that others find intoxicating. Finally, weeks ago, I told Pasiano it must go. He hasn’t been swift in following requests. I haven’t been swift in asking why.
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lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
There is something sad about taking down a living tree, even when you really have no choice. It feels … well … wrong. I’ve done it, so I know what you mean.
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I know. It hasn’t happened yet, so I’m not pressing it. This tree also has leaves that turn mottled and then yellow, then fall, creating a huge mess, for about a month. For more months of the year the limbs are naked and it isn’t a pretty tree. Then green starts to show. Exciting!! And when the plumeria or frangipani flowers pop out, so exciting. But, the fragrance gets me as well and it is 20 feet from my bedroom sliding doors that are open every night. In the end, allergies win out. Pasiano says the tree can’t be transplanted, so. Still, the other day I looked out and thought he’d cut it down and my heart lurched. Then I realized the honeysuckle and bamboo were blocking my view. It was still there. Yes, I felt relief. Now it is in the hands of fate. Will he remember to cut it? When will he remember to cut it? Not in the hands of God–in the hands of Pasiano.
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The flowers are beautiful.
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Perhaps you could photograph the tree for us?
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Either you will be sad, or your nose will be sad. Can’t cut your nose off.
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Ha.
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From reading your work, I think your nose knows best!
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