The Pecan Tree

Has been reduced to a neat pile of firewood (should be dry in about 2 years, just in time for the new owner to burn).

All it took was some 'wobbly knee' time on the 24' ladder holding the chainsaw above my head to make a nice straight, clean cut (yeah, right).

Oh, and the day-and-a-half to cut it all up and stack it!

The pile of little branches, leaves and pecans is almost as big as the 3+ year pile next to it....

Oh, and I had another glass of milk from the same carton and didn't get that neat-o, reminiscent feeling this time - - - could it have been the chunks???

Well, when you've got two blogs...

...you just gotta update them both, don't you?

And, when you're zeroed in on one subject, the ideas just seem to follow - don't they?

Anyway, here's the follow-on: (You can click on the picture to get closer. And read the 'fine print'.)

It never ends!

Gotta clean.

Gotta paint (inside and out).

Gotta replace the oven.

Standing outside with the dogs last night after dark I hear the cracking/crashing of 'something'. I'll check it out in the morning - how bad can it be?

Morning comes, out go the dogs and the barking starts. I thought it was the Red Horde coming over the back fence. Lean out a little farther and see this:

Nice big pecan tree decides to drop a big branch right out of the middle. Next problem is, it's THROUGH the branches of the level below it. If that one goes, it splits the trunk right to the ground.

Wonder what this one's gonna cost me????

Check your clearance

No, not the taxi or takeoff clearance, the finger clearance:

Once you get the window started up, don't wrap your fingers over the top of the lower half and really "heave" upwards with the other hand. The window stops abruptly and the throbbing begins....

This rapidly halts cleaning for the day - it looks just fine the way it is. In fact, it looks good about half-way open, too!

Did I mention...

...that it's been hot?

Even the cats and dogs are melting!

Oops, this is from last summer. I forgot that it was also hot then. Guess it's not such big news, huh?

Anyway, it's been hot...