I live on a hill. So some of the houses near me have front yards that are all hill, with some steps cut in. In one of these yards, a tree, at some point took the opportunity to grow at such an angle it was practically parallel to the sidewalk before arcing up. Almost as if the tree had to get off the lawn before it was like oh, sky is this way, cool, cool, cool.
The tree had bent the chain link fence that presumably predated it.
I am an average sized person and the tree was not one of the ones I needed to duck under, but perhaps it was an issue for taller folks.
A few weeks ago someone spray painted "Caution - look out" on the tree. That seemed very kind.
And today when I walked by it took until my second pass for me to realize it had been chopped down.
A stump still remains. (Someone painted a smiley face on the stump.)
I don't know all the trees in my neighborhood the way I should, but even before someone spray painted words on it, this one was memorable.
I hope it enjoys its next life.
