a hole in the sky

..being almost the end in the Tree Saga....what was left got cut down yesterday, since we really didn't want it falling on the house at some random time. Still have to get the stump ground, which involves removing part of the sidewalk and rebuilding it, but the main tree is gone, leaving a huge notable place where there should BE something but isn't. And it was budding, too...still trying to keep going, though it was not in good shape. I kinda feel partially responsible for the death of a vast life form.