LOL! I wondered if you spent some time on the deck enjoying the rain after so long without any.
YIKES, TigerHawk!!! That was a doozy of a storm you had! It takes a strong wind to snap a tree that large. I’m glad it didn’t hit the house!
Luvie and I would be thrilled to have some rain but we’ll pass on that kind of a storm. LOL
THANKS FOR YOUR CONCERN BUT IT WASN’T CLOSE ENOUGH TO HIT THE HOUSE.
HERE’S SOMETHING THAT MADE ME MARVEL. HAD A WHITE BIRCH OFF THE BACK PORCH THAT HAD THREE TRUNKS GROWING FROM THE SAME SPOT. MY WIFE ENJOYS HUMMING BIRD FEEDERS SO I PUT ONE ON THE TRUNK NEAREST THE PORCH, SO WE COULD WATCH THEM FEED. ONE YEAR AFTER THE LEAVES HAD FALLEN AND THE HUMMING BIRDS HAD GONE OFF TO WHEREVER THEY GO OFF TO, THAT TRUNK FELL AND HIT THE HOUSE. NOT MUCH DAMAGE, AND THE INSURANCE WAS PAID UP SO IT WAS NO BIG DEAL, BUT I DECIDED THAT THE OTHER TWO TRUNKS HAD TO COME DOWN ALSO.
NOW, FOR SOME REASON THAT NO SANE PERSON CAN EVER UNDERSTAND (MAYBE IT WAS WATCHING “SHANE” AS A KID) I DECIDED TO TAKE THEM DOWN WITH AN AXE INSTEAD OF A CHAIN SAW. TOOK ME PARTS OF TWO DAYS, AND COST ME RAW HANDS DESPITE THE GLOVES...BUT IT PLEASED ME, AND TAUGHT ME TO NOT THINK OF DOING ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN.
THE NEXT SPRING THE HUMMINGBIRDS CAME BACK, WENT TO THE EXACT SPOT THE FEEDER HAD BEEN, HOVERED THERE FOR MINUTES AT A TIME, AND DIDN’T SEEM TO COMPREHEND THAT THE FEEDER WAS NO LONGER THERE. THEY DID THIS WELL INTO THE SUMMER BEFORE THEY GAVE IT UP. SHOWED THAT THEY WERE THE SAME BIRDS FROM AT LEAST THE YEAR BEFORE, AND HAD SOME SORT OF INTERNAL GEO-LOCATION MECHANISM BUILT INTO THEM. I WAS ASTONISHED! I CAN’T UNDERSTAND HOW A PERSON CAN SEE THE MARVELS OF NATURE AND BE AN ATHEIST. MAYBE THEY’RE ALL URBANITES.
I HOPE YOU AND LUVIE GET SOME RAIN. SOON!