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What does I thinks ? Well, I like the cover, and you effotes is noble, but I jus cain't get away from that tree in the background all locked up in that steel contraption. Either that tree was planted in 1823 by Helmholtz Prescott or ya'll have one mo' serious tree stealin' problem.





Okay Wade, here's the deal on that tree. As you probably know, we purchased this home here in Sedona just about a year ago now, and the husband of the widow we purchased it from was quite the builder and woodworker. He actually drew up the plans and built this house himself back in 1980. Just one of the things that impressed me about this house the first time I saw it was all the excellently handbuilt and custom made cabinetry in the garage. I can store so much stuff in 'em that I ALMOST don't mind the garage downsizing from the 4 car garage space I had in the Prescott home to this 2 car garage space I have here.

And, another of the deceased gentleman's projects were those (as erle might say, "Nagasaki-inspired" )cages that he built around the two peach trees on this property to keep the birds from eatin' up all the fruit on 'em, and from which Judie made some delicious pies last Summer.

The problem with the cages though is that they're pretty much rotten and fallin' apart now, with the little roof on one of 'em having collasped after the weight of a couple of snow storms causing that, and so they'll be comin' down within the next few months.

(...oh, and btw, thanks for likin' my project)

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)