If you’ve been to Oaxaca, you have probably gazed up at the palms along Constitución next to Santo Domingo — an area known as Jardín del Pañuelito. In early 2012, color changing mood lighting was added to illuminate the trees.
However, last Thursday, on my way to the Oaxaca Lending Library, I noticed something was amiss; fronds had been removed from the tops of two of the palm trees.
Saturday, the image was more ominous; one of the denuded palms was missing and crowds were focused on another.
Most everyone had their cell phone cameras out, aimed aloft. And then…
Timberrrr!!! Down it went, amidst oohs and aahs. Then the soundtrack turned to the buzz of chainsaws, as workmen began cutting the trunk into manageable pieces.
Sad… I know about the where and how, but I’m not sure about the who, what, and why.
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