Purple Leaf Plum

I was just admiring my purple leaf plum tree a couple of days ago. It still retained its full deep purple foliage. This frosty morning, just a few shriveled leaves remain.

I went to sit vigil with a hospice client last evening. At 89, she was still living at home, when she fell and broke her hip. After the operation, she got pneumonia, and, suddenly, she is on her way out of this life.

One day we are in full foliage, and then....