The Three Graces on Montebello Ave The "Bachelor and Three Graces" redwoods at Mariposa Grove in Yosemite made me ponder on these 1000-year-old trees— Sequoia sempervirens— everlasting giant whose rings date beyond the Magna Carta shown in Hitchcock's Vertigo at Big Basin. The Three Graces depict Beauty, Love, Pleasure painted at left in Botticelli's Primavera— daughters of Venus, their dress sheerer than silk, hand entwined, their steps so light they do not bend the grass as they dance— nearby is Mercury whose caduceus is probing the clouds for rain. There is a giant Eucalyptus I pass by on Montebello Ave with three huge trunks soaring to the skies, I've called "The Three Graces". Close by is a Sequoia, "sentinel of the block" whose arrowhead Λ-top is aimed skyward whom I touch for longevity, strength, & wisdom. Now I notice two more redwoods ten paces apart— these three giants are close enough for their roots to be entwined below, their leaves touching above as if doing the Greek line dance Syrtos or perhaps Morris dancing if you hear bells or Native American chanting with drumming. I'm the Bachelor on this Beautiful Mountain overjoyed in finding another "Three Graces" blessing me with beauty, love, and civility.         Peter Y. Chou         Mountain View, 2-11-2018, 6:30 am