Huge birds perched in it, sometimes whole flocks of them during migrations. It was a bent and brown tree, but very tall. Its roots didn't go that deep, it turns out. Not deep enough to withstand the flood of water that was undermining its roots. The winter of 1995 is a deluge.
Life goes on.
As Prince says, life is just a party and parties weren't meant to last. There are some wonderful new websites out there. It's a comprehensive listing of the menus for restaurants that deliver, in seven western cities. Marc Canter is going to love this. Hope to meet these guys someday.