This tree has had it in for my chicken coop ever since I built it.
The branch-less limb in the foreground fell last year,
just missing the coop.
The branched limb farther back fell a week or so ago,
again, luckily not causing any damage.
Then came the 70 mph winds in Sunday evening's storm.
And we didn't get so lucky.
Since there is no man around here to "take care of this
while I fix dinner",
I needed to figure out how to do it myself.
First I tried to pick it up.
Actually I was just looking for a good place to start.
The safety inspector was careful to supervise every step of the job.
Well, almost every step.
We are far from finished with this clean up and repair
but we will get there.
Now, about that dinner...
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14 comments:
Did I ever tell you what an amazing and courageous woman I think you are?
Bless your heart. There's no man around either so I can relate. I hope you can find someone to help you. Take care of yourself.
oh dear. good luck with the repairs!
Great job!! It is good that you can take care of it. I don't go for that helpless woman stuff, unless it serves me.
This is the way Marcy's coop and run looked after our tornado. Took us awhile to get all the trees around it cut up and the repairs done.
I am woman, hear me roar!
I hope none of your chickens were hurt when it fell! I say pile it up somewhere in your yard and have a nice fire and roast hot dogs and make smores for dinner!
Go Michaela!!! You are a shining example to all off us,your "while I make dinner" comment was so spot on as that is what I run to do when hubby is around and something "difficult" comes up!! har har!
Ooooo NO! I hope it didnt do too much damage but thats a pretty big tree. Looks like yall are doin a great job takin care of it yourself. I hope no chickens got hurt.
Huge project! Hope the girls are ok and you got some fire wood out of it:@)
That storm was a doozy. I'm so sorry this happened. We've cut down most of our old trees that posed this problem as it's so windy here most of the time.
Oh that sucks. I don't think you need a man I am pretty sure you can handle anything. Good job. Maybe you can just get a man to make dinner.
I admire your abilities. You are WOMAN (good song) Hope all your chickens were OK. B
Oh no, what a mess! But kudos to you and your girls for cleaning the mess up yourselves!
whoa nelly! you are amazing! and inspiring. so sorry the coop's luck didn't last. what an extraordinary woman you are. your kids have got to be immensely proud of you.
What a bummer...you are quite amazing though!!! We've had some really nasty storms here this summer as well: knocking our big walnut tree down.
What a girl! I admire your 'get 'er done' attitude Michaele. That is exactly what I fear will happen to the trees that are only feet from the front of our cottage. They're old and have been damaged by ice storms over the years and they just happen to be on the south and west side. My husband LOVES watching storms heading our way....I cringe thinking what could happen. I hope you were able to get the rest cleaned up pretty quickly. Thank goodness those limbs didn't do more damage than they did! Lets hope those winds stay away. Enjoy your long weekend.
Maura :)
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