Why is it the last picture you ask. I will answer that later. First some good pics.
Pea Pod, otherwise known as the Peepster, sticking her tongue at teh world.
Dottie enjoying a little stroll.
Ginger looking through the window and nose prints at Prince.
Tropical storm Cindy roared through last night with higher winds than predicted. (Many sites recorded sustained winds of 80 mph, making it a class 1 hurriane, not a tropical storm., But they were not 'official' stations.) We didn't get much rain, but woke this morning to this.
Here is a closer look at the center of damage.
As you can see from the previous two photos, the main trunk is split lengthwise. It is possible the tree cannot be saved. We planted that tree along with an oak and a Japanese plum tree when we moved here in 1981. The other two did not last a year.
The dogs of course enjoyed the change and investigated areas that they normally could not reach.
After coming home and feeding the dogs, the cleanup began under the watchful eye of the dogs. It took 6 of those 65 gallon bags to hold what we removed tonight.
After clearing the major dangling branches we quit for tonight. Tomorrow I will tackle the truck, after studying it to determine how best to proceed. we are considering just cutting it all down and getting a new plant.
I will end on a lighter note. Who can guess the owner of this nose? You may consider this the ultimate nose pic. Those that don't know us may accuse us of picking our noses!
... At least you know now that spot in your yard is good for growing this type tree! Hint hint, my next fave after the red is the lavender, like over here in the neutral ground of Wisner Boulevard along Bayou St. John... 
don't know why I confuse the names of those two dogs... aging brain under stress of storm season maybe. Also, now that I look at the pics again, it seems your tree's blossoms are lavender... could have sworn they were red. Anyway, glad the tree will survive.
