When Riding a Dead Horse, for Heaven's Sake . . . Dismount!

It was actually not a terrible book. Nonetheless, I could not think of any title more perfect to explain our current tree situation. We had a windstorm a couple years ago and it tore the tree in our front yard in half. We discarded the broken half and for whatever reason, decided to keep the rest of it.

Not many people I know actually look forward to monsoon season in hopes that their tree will be pulled from its roots out of the ground. This year, I'm wishing for that exact thing.

Yes. Those are zip-ties holding the broken and not broken halves together. I think there's a total of three.

Yes. There's a stake in the ground.

And, yes. That's a rope holding the leaning tree in place.

Ya gotta give Jim credit for trying, but I think it's time to tear it out and replant.