The pine in front of me looms over the Littlefield house. From where I sit, it overpowers the house behind it. It is so powerful, yet seems out of place. As I glance around me at the various trees and vegetation, it stands alone as the only pine on this campus, which is rather filled with trees. This tree is enormous; it is higher in stature and wider in girth of its branch span than the house. It must be clearly visible from the major street and walkway, Guadalupe. As people pass me they look at me, looking at this tree as if noticing it existed for just the first time. The pine stands in the "yard" of the Littlefield house, whose function no longer exists as its intention. It is no longer used as a home. You can tell this by studying the pine, whose massive branches, lined with needles, covers up a main entrance to the once home. Were this house still a home, I'm sure the tenants would trim the tree in great length to rid the branches from the view of the house. There are scars on the tree from previous owners, trimming the branches that they felt were not aesthetically pleasing. But, as it is now, the tree is more pleasing to my eye than the house is. The tree is obviously being preserved for which reasons I can only guess at. Perhaps it is being preserved by the wishes of the Littlefield family. Perhaps the persons in charge of the University saw its beauty and deemed it worthy of special treatment. For me, I believe this whole estate is being preserved to help us remember our past, the pine tree especially. The pine tree stands as a symbol for how all this land was once rich and covered with numerous pines that grew without society's interruptions. It is kept untrimmed to remind us of how dense and majestic these trees can grow. I believe the house was spared for numerous reasons, one of which is a reminder of the past. It reminds me of the values that were placed on aesthetics, intricacies, and details. Each column and each rail is given special attention to markings and patterns. These artistic and beautiful designs are lost in today's society where construction is for function not for beauty. I am thankful that I have such places to view and that they are not all destroyed.