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Summer Storm

Holy cow… microburst. Time to get out the rakes and shovels and clean up the neighborhood.

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23 Trees and Hopefully Done Counting

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First there was the small birch just behind the shed that leaned at a 45-degree angle right through where I was installing my fence. 

Then there was the dead tree that had been strangled by wire.

Then there was the tree that fell on my fence during the Thanksgiving 2014 snow storm. It became one of the 18 trees I had removed earlier this year... I thought I was done.

Nope.

This fir was one of three in a small stand, so of course when it toppled in a wind storm (core rot), I didn't like the bare look of the two remaining, which probably also had core rot.

The advantage is that I now see a lot more sky when I sit on my deck and look at the stars. And my vegetable garden will get more sun.

 

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Thanksgiving Snow and Fallen Trees

New England weather packs a festive wallop.

This ice and heavy snow took out power from early in the morning until late evening... so many turkeys got grilled outside today. 

The tree leaning over my fence snapped like a toothpick, and then crunched my fence. 

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