A lady protested. A lady chained herself to the tree she wanted to save. I'm unsure if hugging was involved.
If Google served me correctly, I think the story is archived here:
Woman Chains Herself to a Tree
The lady fought city hall and won. The tree stayed. Until now. Yesterday, August 15, 2014, I was en route to work on 6th street - Highway 51, and discovered....
Age and Gravity wins.
Two major branches had broken and were in the rightmost, east bound lane. The lane was closed and there were workers present to remove the large branches.
The picture above was shot later that afternoon and shows the main central branch missing and an additional branch partially cut back but otherwise resting on the grassy lawn.
Age and Gravity wins; Assist by 4 years of drought.
