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Death and a Mugo

May 31, 2012 by Michele

 

I killed this little Mugo pine with my loveless ways. After two years in the garden, it gave up the ghost. But I captured that little ghost, dressed it in yellow, and trapped it in an old gold fish bowl. It’s hauntingly pretty and I couldn’t let it go.

It reminds me that being a tyrant has its downside. And this is what can happen.

♥M

 

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  1. CREATIVE MIND says

    May 31, 2012 at 5:39 pm

    Wao..perfect for summer themed counter 🙂 love it..

    • Michele Pacey says

      May 31, 2012 at 7:36 pm

      Thanks Khadija. 🙂

  2. Terry says

    May 31, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    great idea to save it and let it be beautiful in death. 🙂

    • Michele Pacey says

      May 31, 2012 at 7:38 pm

      I totally agree! 🙂

  3. Little Treasures says

    May 31, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    Poor thing
    Yet, even in death there is beauty..

  4. Melissa says

    May 31, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    It is absolutely gorgeous…

  5. Alessandra says

    June 1, 2012 at 12:03 am

    love !!! and your words….fantastic!!!
    xxxx Alessandra

  6. Michelle L. says

    June 1, 2012 at 12:18 am

    What a beautiful afterlife you have given this little tree!

  7. felicity says

    June 1, 2012 at 3:01 am

    The graphic quality of Mugo is wonderful.

  8. Melissa Kojima says

    June 1, 2012 at 4:35 am

    Ah, that's so sad. But it can happen to even the best of us. It certainly is beautiful in the fish bowl.

  9. Hele says

    June 2, 2012 at 3:59 pm

    soooo cute! it seems to be part of a fairy tale

  10. pam says

    June 2, 2012 at 5:10 pm

    Awesome! I would have done the same!

    We lost a fuchsia last year that had been growing in the same pot over 25 years. The "trunk" had become quite thick at the base and twisted and branches covered in a wonderfully textures "bark". When it died, I resolved to save it in a similar way (protected in acrylic however).

    I wish I had shared my plans with my sweetie. The much loved fuchsia was on it's way to the dump before i realized it was gone.

    I am soooo glad you were able to save yours. I am sure it was very difficult to see it die – but it could have been something completely out of your control A fungi or bacteria can do great and almost instant damage – even cause death.

    But look at how beautiful it is now – and always will be.

    Thank you for sharing your mug pine.

  11. Pamela says

    June 4, 2012 at 12:34 am

    You are so creative! It has such an eerie feel and really sparks my interest. Thank you for sharing!

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