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No time for a normal post today. That lovely view of the shed from yesterday?

Here it is this morning:

A massive limb came down from the catalpa. Heartbreaking.

And if I hadn’t moved our CR-V, it would have been crushed.

A simply horrible nor’easter, with magical views, yes, but all that heavy wet snow makes for tree damage and limbs falling.

I was outside at 10 pm trying to knock snow off low-hanging branches.

Anyway, I have to shovel and figure out who I can find to chop this up.

Happy Thursday.

Comments

  3. Sheeeeese! Mother Nature can be sooo horrific when she’s in a mood! She just likes to remind us who’s in charge every now and then. We could trade places for a change and you could come down for some warm weather where we only worry about hurricanes, humidity, bugs, snakes and such. Pfffffffft. Hope you get it sorted out soon. Be safe.

  4. sorry about the tree damage and snow hassles, but glad you moved the car. hope there’s someone who can soon get rid of that huge branch for you and there’s no more damage or snow.

    kathy in iowa

  5. So glad you moved your car! Prayers that this is the last big storm for the year. Stay safe and don’t overdo it!

  7. Oh my goodness, all that drama to be going through on your own! It is such a massive part of your dear tree too,sorry Claudia. You are handling things so well too.Please take care.

  8. Poor tree! Stay safe up there. Maybe your Snowplow Guy knows a Chainsaw Guy?? We are all cheering you on. 💕

  9. Oh….that’s a lot of snow! Thank goodness you had the foresight to move the car. Take care with the shoveling….and good luck finding someone to cut up that branch. Remember…spring is coming…promise! ;)

  10. Oh geez! What a mess. I know you have to be exhausted. Be careful & good luck.
    Monica

  11. At least we didn’t have the wind we had last Friday. What a shame to loose that limb. The snow looks beautiful, but this is a very dangerous, damaging kind of snow. Be careful shoveling.

  12. Have been on FB all day seeing similar pictures from friends and family in NY…thankful you are ok, and nothing fell on the house or vehicle. Hard as it seems to imagine right now, Spring WILL come!

  13. Hope you find someone to chop up and dispose of the tree limb. Will it be any good for firewood? I don’t know anything about catalpa trees. Thank goodness it missed the shed and didn’t crush your cars! Sorry for the snow shoveling. Maybe the nor’easter will move along quickly! My paternal family (aunts, uncles, cousins) are in the Ottawa area. The snow there is supposed to stop by the weekend, but start up again next weekend. I’ve never visited in snow season, but experienced many times the mugginess of summer.

  14. That has happened twice since I bought this place and always they fall across the driveway and wires trapping us in here and knocking out the power!…Good luck Claudia…I hope you find someone to help!

  15. Holey moley, Claudia! Sorry about the tree but way-to-go moving your CRV. That was smart. Your experience with hideous weather is showing – LOL. You shouldn’t have any trouble finding someone who’ll want the wood from that branch, especially not in your neck of the Valley. Just ask the next guy you encounter – mail carrier, delivery person, whoever. If he doesn’t want it, odds are he knows someone who might. You continue to be careful yourself too. Peace.

    #Resist
    #ProtectMueller

  17. Claudia, what a time; what a time. I worry about you being out there in the dark and cold, trying to get snow off branches late at night. You had your phone on you, of course. But that kind of cold is deathly and you’re alone. Maybe you’ll move to Florida after this!

    • Actually, when the snow is heavy and wet like this storm, it’s because it’s warmer outside. So it wasn’t that cold out there. (I’ll never move to Florida! I’m not a fan.) Thanks, Vicki!

  18. Oh, my! I bet this is heartbreaking for Don, knowing you are there alone. I hope you are almost done with the snow now. Serendipity to move the vehicles. The poor trees have had nearly all they can take, too. Horrible winter, it is time for her to take her leave. Along with the snow, I am also very over the cold temperatures.

    Safe clean-up. I’m sure you will find someone who will be happy to have the wood. Glad you didn’t lose power. (I’m trying to find some positives here) Take care, kiddo!

  19. Oh, I always mourn the loss of a tree or such a large part of the tree that it might eventually be lost.

    • I do, too. It breaks my heart. It seems like we’ve had nothing but that since we moved here. Thanks, Linda!

  20. I am so sorry for the loss of a big limb from your beautiful Catalpa tree. I have been thinking of you today and hoping that things are a bit brighter for you than they were last night.

    Loads of Love,
    Susan and Bentley

  23. Gadzooks.. that is a lot of snow! Sorry you’re having to deal with this alone. We have some downed limbs in our little woods next to our farmhouse.. my husband will have to use our tractor with the forks on it to haul them to the burn pile this summer. Do stay safe and warm and don’t overdo on the shoveling! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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