……does it make a sound? While we may ponder this philosophical enigma for the rest of eternity, one thing is for sure – the tree that was felled in front of my apartment got my full attention. All sixty or so feet of the thirty-five year old Eucalyptus came crashing down yesterday.
While Rwandans have made considerable progress in most areas that require some calculations and technical prowess, the crew who undertook the tree felling in Shyira have a ways to go. For one, it took them an unbelievably long time to cut the thing down – that’s how things go when you have two men with two very dull axes hacking away at a tree with wood that resembles lead in its density. Secondly, and perhaps most tellingly, the tree fell in the exact opposite direction it was supposed to. The crew even cut down a neighboring cypress in preparation for the Eucalyptus falling in a southerly direction. Of course, once the final blow was struck……..lo and behold the tree fell……….directly to the north. Luckily……and very luckily as there were around 100 of the local orphans packing the road for a good look at the action, no one was caught in the lumbering behemoth’s path. The only casualty was the avocado tree sitting outside of my front window. No more guacamole then.
A video of all the action will follow once I have some horsepower behind this anemic internet connection.
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