Storm damage
I came home to find that the storm last night had toppled the walnut tree in my side yard. Mom hated the tree anyway, supposedly the walnuts kill the grass. Since I mow there, I can say that a: there are no walnuts on the ground and b: there is grass there to mow. Our squirrels are very industrious. The one year mom picked up the walnuts and put them in the driveway to be run over -- the best way to crack them open -- then she put them on the sidewalk and left them overnight and the next day they were gone. The squirrels apparently thought it was a buffet.
Luckily, the tree fell into the yard and not across the power line or onto the house across the street or the house next door. It did a lot of damage to the tree next to it, but I don't think enough to kill it. I'm not a tree expert. The top limbs actually hit the 3rd tree, the one with the riding lawn mower by it, that's a pretty good distance away. I have no clue how it's getting cleaned up.
Thx to Google, here's some before shots and a couple of after shots:
The hole is deep enough that if I stood in it, I'd probably be waist level with the ground. WTF and I going to do with the hole? Jeez! I hope somebody needs firewood.
Luckily, the tree fell into the yard and not across the power line or onto the house across the street or the house next door. It did a lot of damage to the tree next to it, but I don't think enough to kill it. I'm not a tree expert. The top limbs actually hit the 3rd tree, the one with the riding lawn mower by it, that's a pretty good distance away. I have no clue how it's getting cleaned up.
Thx to Google, here's some before shots and a couple of after shots:
The hole is deep enough that if I stood in it, I'd probably be waist level with the ground. WTF and I going to do with the hole? Jeez! I hope somebody needs firewood.