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| My big Oak looming in the Winter sky. |
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| Always the last to bloom. |
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| See the large branch-that was the lowest branch. I don't even know how far into the yard the tree has gone, and it took other smaller trees with it. |
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| How lucky are we that it didn't hit the house...I don't want to think about that. |
When we were house hunting many years ago, my priority was a private, tree filled yard. One where even though we lived in suburbia, I could feel like I was on vacation in the Adirondack Mountains. We found that yard, with many Oaks and Maples surrounding it, just perfect to me. But, the other night while I was reading in bed I heard a strange, loud crackling-a sound I have heard before. It lasted at least a minute. Suddenly, feeling like I was in slow motion, I began kicking off the covers to run to the other side of the house where my kids were in the living room. The reason being, there is a huge Oak next to our bedrooms! I called to my husband, and then ran out to see the tree. Nothing was there, but dust was floating around the garage spotlight, so I knew something had happened. As, I looked up to the back yard, there was a hole in the night sky-the biggest Oak in the yard was no longer there! I felt dizzy-what did it hit? Well, we are sooo lucky-the tree missed anything of value-the family,the dog, the house, the pool. This is actually the second tree to fall in our yard. The last one took part of the screened porch and patio. I love the big, old trees, but sometimes when I'm floating in the pool, looking up at the trees, I wonder if or when they will fall. We have had two others removed that were large also. I really don't want to cut any down if I don't have to. I'm gonna miss that old tree. But at least I don't have to worry about that one any more. Next step-the estimates and removal...eeek.
