A branch similar to the one suspended in the tree in the top photo crashed down onto our front yard a couple of days ago during a rainstorm. After being cut up, its remains filled one large trash container plus the bottom of the one in the lower picture. The single section at the topContinue reading “Look Out Below!”
Tag Archives: Branches
Oak Limbs
These trees appear to reach out with their arm-like branches ready to embrace, or perhaps frighten passers by. Most days they seem more friendly than sinister, but when the giant skeleton appears among them around Halloween, they can be downright scary. #oaktree #limbs #branches #halloween #scary
Danger Dangling
It’s been more than a month since our last hurricane passed by, but its dangers remain. Leaves on branches broken off during the storm have turned brown, revealing them to be dangling like the sword of Damocles, and threatening to drop down at any unannounced moment. Most would be annoying and perhaps a little painfulContinue reading “Danger Dangling”
When the Bough Breaks
Living in the woods has its benefits and its drawbacks. The shade is welcome and the trees beautiful, but at times, they cast down broken branches, especially during stormy weather. This branch came down during passage of a cold front and was about 12 feet long and 2-inches wide at its base. Probably not tooContinue reading “When the Bough Breaks”