Beauty in tragedy

[MobileBayGarden]

So a crazy thing happened to me. I was on my way to class in Baton Rouge and an oil company truck lost its trailer on the interstate right in front of me. It ripped the front corner of my car off and she is now totaled. The reason I am sharing this is because when I went to get my belongings out of the car in a little Louisiana town where it ended up, the dealership had the most beautiful Butia odorata in the parking lot. It had a gorgeous tapered trunk and it looked like it naturally shed its boots. I was really down and out but this really brightened up my day! It's funny how little things like that can really change your mood. 
 

 

[Harry’s Palms]

I’m just glad you are ok. Yes , that is a nice palm. I think it was probably trimmed on the trunk , although some will lose their leaf bases on their own. I hope it works out that you end up with another nice Mustang . Harry

[MobileBayGarden]

45 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

I’m just glad you are ok. Yes , that is a nice palm. I think it was probably trimmed on the trunk , although some will lose their leaf bases on their own. I hope it works out that you end up with another nice Mustang . Harry

Thank you very much. I hope so too. She was my baby. Lol

[Jim in Los Altos]

So sorry to hear about your Mach-e. I hope the insurance payout is satisfactory. That pretty Pindo Palm is shedding its old stems on its own. You can see where the next row is rotted and ready to fall away. 

[MobileBayGarden]

38 minutes ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

So sorry to hear about your Mach-e. I hope the insurance payout is satisfactory. That pretty Pindo Palm is shedding its old stems on its own. You can see where the next row is rotted and ready to fall away. 

Thank you so much, and I'm sure it'll be an argument with the insurance. I completely agree with you on the Butia . If it were done by hand it would be a lot cleaner at the boundary line.