Rear Window

There used to be 5 or 6 Black Locust trees just on the other side of our north property line, but they grow fast and don’t live very long; down to 3 now. They’re messy, too, but I don’t mind, because every stage is pretty: the new leaves, the white blooms, the petals falling like snow, the seed pods, and the Fall leaves. Large, brittle branches have fallen into our yard with no actual damage, there are always new shoots to pull up, but the part I don’t like is how shady our garden is from the way the branches lean over it.