Here you see the specimen weeping beech tree at Amen Farm as the rain eased off yesterday afternoon. Beech’s usually hold onto many of their leaves until after Thanksgiving here. For example, here she is last Tuesday:

But now, this famous landmark is a filigreed version of herself after last week’s wind and rain, and she seems to be in a frantic fit of grief about her uncomely condition. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on November 19 and 24, 2024.)

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