It’s really raining. I has been raining very steadily since yesterday morning and it’s raining even harder now. Not much wind, but I guess all that water in the dying tree back behind the deck has made the branches heavier than when dry because a big limb just broke off and took down a bird feeder and the metal arm that held it.
Just as well I didn’t fill that feeder this morning. It was so sodden, I figured I’d wait until it was raining less enthusiastically. Now, there is no feeder to fill. I hope the rest of the trees stays upright. It’s beginning to make me nervous.
That was the doves favorite place to hang out. Where will they go now?
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I hope that the rest of the tree remain unharmed.
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The tree is dead and needs to be taken down. It’s in a very difficult place to reach. You can’t put a truck there because our septic system is right underground in that part of the yard, so it would crush the system. That would be very bad. We need someone to come and actually climb the tree and cut down the top. We can leave the stump, but otherwise, the tree is] dead. It’s got a handful of leaves and nothing else.
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That is a precarious condition for the tree to be in. Perhaps some helpful local organizations can step in.
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We are actively looking. If a big limb fell just from the rain, a bad snow might knock it over. It wouldn’t kill the house, but I think it would destroy the deck. It is VERY near the deck — just a few feet.
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Oh no! That is not good at all.
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No, it isn’t. I thought it would stand until spring. Now, I think maybe it won’t.
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I hope that you can get it cut safely before that.
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I hope so. No one likes dealing with trees that aren’t near a road because they can’t bring a truck.
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I know! A dilemma
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That’s why we haven’t found anyone. I keep hoping it will fall AWAY from the house. If it just lands in the woods, I’m fine. It could go either way.
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Yes, that would be the ideal solution
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That was unlucky but at least it didn’t cause any major damage.
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The birds are not happy. But the new flat feeder will be here tomorrow. More worrisome is finding someone to cut down that tree. Winter is coming.
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Do you think the whole tree is dead or dying then?
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Oh, it’s dead. It got some kind of boring insect in it. The woodpeckers tried to get all the bugs, but mostly, they left a lot of holes in. It has no leaves and I think it’s just plain dead.
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It will have to go then before it falls on your deck. We had one like that at the bottom of our garden. Neighbours complained about branches falling in their garden. We had to wait till we could afford to get rid of it. I think it cost us about $200 dollars, might have been more. I can’t remember although I probably have the bill somewhere.
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The problem with this tree is that it isn’t near a road AND it is right adjacent to our septic system. So they can’t bring a truck in because it would crush our septic system. It is going to fall. The question is, which way? Into the woods? NO problem. On our deck? Very expensive problem. We’ve been looking for someone willing to take on the tree without a truck — and that is difficult. The tree is seriously dead. I keep wondering if we give it a push toward the woods, maybe it’ll just fall down.
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I suppose that is more or less what a professional tree faller would do. Hope you find one before winter.
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Oh wow! I’m sorry the tree limb fell and took out one of your bird feeders. Stay safe! ❤
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I’m just glad it wasn’t the whole tree! A bird feeder isn’t a big loss and we REALLY needed that rain! It was enough rain to really make a big difference. I hope the drought is finally over.
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I hope so too 🙂 it would be nice if the drought was over 😊
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