I Outlived the Trees

The trees are gone. You’re probably wondering what happened. Maybe I just outlived the trees.
Just a few weeks ago, we took out the final tree in our backyard. Well, not the final tree, but the final tree that we planted. Let me explain. When we moved into this house, we planted three trees in our backyard. Our idea was to provide more shade, cover, and privacy. I remember the nursery telling us when we bought them that we were really risking ourselves, because the trees we picked don’t do well in our climate.
I heard them but thought that it was ok, because we predicted we’d live in this house for five, maybe 10 years at the most. Therefore, the trees were bound to make it for that short of time – not long considering a tree’s lifespan. I thought we will outlive the turnout and move before the tree die.
Well,