The Idiot has long been a fervent fan of the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail in Redding, California. Naturally he was saddened when he discovered that a tree overshadowing the labyrinth had been guillotined last week by crews cleaning the trail.
Rather than attempting to determine who was responsible for the seemingly unnecessary dissevering, he meditatively strolled through the Peace Labyrinth and read messages on the rocks that fellow walkers have left behind to more than double the size of the labyrinth during the past decade.
The stunted remains of a tree that, until last week, overshadowed the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail.
The Idiot and his friend James Russell in front of the tree that overshadowed the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail before it was guillotined last week. In their hands are stones that they added to the labyrinth years ago. (Photo: Liz Chapin)
The stunted remains of a tree that overshadowed the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail in Redding, CA.
The Idiot frequently hung his cap on the now-stumped tree overshadowing the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail.
The Peace Labyrinth today without a tree overshadowing it.
The Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River trail when it had trees separating it from walkers on the Sacramento River Trail.
The Idiot let rocks forming the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail in Redding, CA, explain why a tree had been beheaded.
The Idiot let rocks forming the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail in Redding, CA, explain why a tree had been turned into a stump.
The Idiot let rocks forming the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail in Redding, CA, explain why a tree had been dissevered.
The Idiot let rocks forming the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail in Redding, CA, explain why a tree had been guillotined.
The Idiot let rocks forming the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail in Redding, CA, explain why a tree had been beheaded.
The Idiot let rocks forming the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail in Redding, CA, explain why a tree had been dissevered.
The Idiot let rocks forming the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail in Redding, CA, explain why a tree had been guillotined.
The Idiot let rocks forming the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail in Redding, CA, explain why a tree had been beheaded.
The Idiot, before he arrived and when he left the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail last week, thanked crews for their efforts to clean the path. He didn’t mention the tree.
The Idiot took a selfie with the tree that once overshadowed the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail in Redding, CA.
In memoriam.
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