The Final Resting Place of Pine Tree One’s Broken Stump

Posted on by Julia

May 19, 2026

On May 5, with my gallbladder surgery the next day, Bruce and I worked hard to finish up with the yardwork and gardening tasks.

Bruce used his minion to move the broken stump of Pine Tree One to the burn pile. Bruce happily used the tractor to carry and dump the remains of the stump to their final resting place. The cremation would take place later.

Part of Stump + Roots
Determining How to Move
Heading to the Burn Pile
No More Stump!

While Bruce was finishing his reign of destruction on the stump of Pine Tree One, I worked in the garden.

I trimmed the dying leaves from the red pineapple plant. The main shoot was dying after blooming. I was surprised it lasted as long as it did. The side shoots look healthy, so I am going to see how they grow.

Baby Shoot!!!

I also had a few more plants. I put them in the front garden since they needed to be in the ground. I plan to move some of them to the orchard area later.

Ginger
Ligonberry
Cranberry

All of the above plants are taking a chance. Our climate is just a zone off.

I also took some pictures of the gardens.

Tomatoes and Soybeans
Snow Peas
Magnolia Blossom Peas
Spinach
Potatoes
Bush beans
Alpine Strawberry
Rhubarb
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes and beans
Cherry Tomatoes
Large Allium Flower Head
Next to My Hand
Lilly

At the end of the day, we sat on the front porch for a bit. With rain clouds rolling in, we didn’t get a colorful sunset. The fireflies were flashing, providing a show for us. The flower garden in front of the porch, had several fireflies. Several fireflies flew past us and next to us. Bruce was doing catch and release as the fireflies flew past him. As a firefly flew past me, I stuck out my hand as a joke. To my surprise, a firefly landed on my palm. As he took off from my palm, he flashed at me.

It rained on and off through the night. I was not sleeping well due to thinking about my gallbladder removal surgery. The rain would comfort me and I would drift back to sleep.

12 thoughts on “The Final Resting Place of Pine Tree One’s Broken Stump”

    1. I was feeling so good today, that I overdid it again. I had a couple of drops of blood leak from a wound. Bruce was very unhappy about it.

      My appointment isn’t until next week, so I haven’t talked to the doctor yet.

      I am planning on putting together a document for her.

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I am a retired software solutions architect. I have been married to my husband, Bruce, for over forty years. We went full-time RVing for 3.5 years and saw much of the United States. We bought a ranch house on a hill in the middle of five acres. We are working on creating our homestead. I love cooking and enjoy sharing recipes. I am also an artist and I’ll share my current projects. Reading is my favorite hobby.