We had some excitement at our house in July. A strong storm blew up while David was finishing up mowing in the backyard. When the wind kicked up, I looked in the front yard to check on the questionable walnut tree in the front yard. Suddenly, the power went out. I looked in the backyard to see our big tree in the backyard broken in half and laying on what was left of another tree.
Unfortunately, these trees took the power line from the house to the pole with them, so we knew power wouldn't be restored right away.
David was still in the backyard when it happened, so we were grateful that they fell away from him. Soon after the trees fell, while we were still deciding what to do about the contents of the fridge and such, we heard the initial report on the terrible accident with the duck boat on our beloved lake. Suddenly, the trees in our yard seemed far more insignificant. We packed up the pets and food, and headed to the cabin where we would live for the next few days. We were also thankful that we had a place to go.
We didn't lament our loss for long. The trees were cut and stumps ground. It looked weird at first, but we're getting used to it. We've talked for years about replacing our shed, so while a section of fence was out for the tree equipment, we bought a shed and had it delivered. Getting the shed to this spot in the yard is another post for another time, and a story best told by David and my dad. I like our new shed! It's quite roomy compared to the old one.
Glad we could make something good out of something bad!
1 comment:
It's sad to lose big, old trees. Sure glad the tree missed David and you had the cabin for a place to go until power was repaired. Dan & Leila (Nice to read your blog again; I just happened to click on it this morning).
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