My little lakeside home is also a little woods home. A lot of trees. Over the years, we’ve had one fall or at
least a big branch come down and it’s always a mess but sometimes, like the one
that fell last week, it brings something else along.
There was a dead tree on the far side of our driveway that
fell during the last “and why wasn’t THAT a tornado” storm. It was dead and probably should have been
taken down a couple years ago, but, removing trees is a costly endeavor. We’d be at it all day and all pocketbook if
we took down trees that “really should have”.
A lot of living here is cross your fingers and hope nature is kind.
Anyway, the tree came down in the storm and on the way took
a couple of good-sized leafy branches from other trees, perhaps a small tree or
two. Hubs and I spent the better part of
two days - so far - cleaning up the mess.
As we worked it became pretty obvious there was going to be
a difference in the way things looked, especially in the driveway. First, it was a lot of low growth that was taken out but also leafy growth. There were two trees we took down
immediately, both dead and not contributing. Secondly, we surveyed the area and trimmed a
few branches. The driveway is now sunny where it had never been sunny. Interesting.
We worked for several hours and went for a boat ride. When we were back at the house I walked
through to get something started in laundry.
On my way through the house there
was a new shaft of light on the floor, coming in from this office window. It hit a few things out in the foyer area
that usually don’t get hit by light. Reflections and shadows were just slightly
different.
I guess it is good to clear out some old to get a new
perspective, eh?
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