Nader Vakili, an Iranian-American plant geneticist and sculptor, travels the world with his wife, Mary Jane, their six children and six tons of accumulated tropical hardwood. Now at 91, with Mary Jane suffering from Alzheimer's and no longer living at home, Nader faces his mortality, the towering wood pile, and the absence of his beloved muse. Reciting Rumi, he dreams of carving a final statue to her memory.