Dedo jumped off his usual perch.
I put him back.
Now you see them
Now you don't. We had the large tree on the side by the Zensical garden and the two twin trees removed. The large tree was completely dead. There were no leaves this year. Lots of its branches came down during the Halloween storm.
The twin trees were severely distressed. The bark was split in several places exposing the inner tree.
Since the large tree was coming down, we decided to take the twins down as well.
The usual whining about the first flakes of snow.
All that is left of the big tree. I didn't realize how big it was. This has to be one of the first trees that was planted on the property 60 or so years ago when the house was first built.
All that is left of the twins until the Stump Grinder comes sometime on Sunday to grind down the stumps.
How does your garden grow?
I love seeing Dedo. Your yard looks nice, even though everything being bare means only one thing. And then you showed a picture of a sign of things to come. Ugh. We had some snow showers a few days ago in CT, at the tail end of the rain, but the ground was too wet for me to get any photographic evidence of the white stuff. Those trees all looked like they were pretty old. In the past two years I had to have big trees cut down because they fell during storms. It was very expensive. :-(
ReplyDeleteYeah, having the trees taken down was not cheap. 😿
ReplyDeleteAll I see is BRRRRRRRRR...... Bundle up, it's going to be a long winter. :(
ReplyDeleteBite your tongue! 🤐
DeleteYou'll have a lot more sunshine for next summer, I guess. It's sad to lose trees, but needs must.
ReplyDeleteI've covered the concrete birdbath and chiminea for winter. Brrrr!
Yup, more sunshine next Summer to make more electricity with the solar array.
DeleteI just let my birdbath get covered with snow.
Always sad to see trees go, but sometimes it can't be helped. My chrysanthemums are still doing well in spite of the cold. Valerie
ReplyDeleteNope, couldn't be helped. There was the worry that one or all of them would come down during a storm. The two up back wouldn't have cause damage, but the one on the side would have taken out the neighbor's house as it was leaning that way.😱
DeleteYour garden looks quite chilly. Dedo had better stay put, since winter is just around the corner.
ReplyDeleteSally had one very, very, very large tree removed and unlike others in the neighborhood, she also had the stump removed. You are right. It wasn't cheap, but well worth it. You will appreciate it in years to come.
It was necessary and next year, we'll be generating more electricity. That will be appreciated.
DeleteIt is always sad to see trees go, but sometimes they have to!
ReplyDeleteThe leaves are still falling down around us … it's that time of year!
All the best Jan
Yup, there wasn't a way to save the trees.
DeleteFall is turning into early winter. I like Dedo. I think maybe he was working his way into some hole to hibernate. Sounds like the morning could be nasty. Ugh. Hope you can stay inside and not have to deal with it. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteYup, sounds like it could be slippery out there. I have no place to go today. You be careful on your way to school. Stay safe.
DeleteIt is always safer to take down a tree that is ailing. Hate to do it, but has to be done.
ReplyDeleteWe had some huge old maple trees on the farm, and one by one they needed to come down.
That was our thought, too, about the trees. If they didn't come down now, they might have caused damage coming down during a Winter storm
DeleteAt first glance I thought it was a flattened squirrel on that last stump.
ReplyDeleteWe eat well tonight. 😺
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