Brad: Agree with the rest... It is really sad!!! And No I can't really comprehend your loss because I get mad if I lose just one. You have quiet the perseverance.
I know it doesn't always help when you have suffered something big, but then again, sometimes the bright side does help. Here's the bright side I see...
1) You have a beautiful home and beautiful property and what you do have planted looks amazing. To a desert dweller, all that green is paradise. To a city dweller, all that space is paradise as well.
2) You have quite the gift with your hybridizing skills.
Can't wait to see the day you introduce some of those seedlings - Amazing!!!
