Scene 1          Before the storm.

This story is about the tall tree in the right of the picture, next to the house. The large tree in the middle of the picture is still standing straight and tall.

Scene 2 That evening.

Another tree bites the snow.

Scene 3 The next morning.

The tree has now been cut off and rolled down the hill to fertilize the next generation of plants. The End.

Seventeen inches!   That's the amount of snow we got from Sat. evening "til Mon. morning.  The kids were excited.....another day off school.  Even some businesses were closed.  Our son came today and plowed our driveway, and later hubby went to work for a bit.  The only place I went was to the mailbox.  Oh, I also shoveled a path on the deck so we could get to the bird feeder.

The heavy snow toppled the tall skinny pine tree near our front porch.  I'm not too sad, because it had grown bigger than it was supposed to.  It was some fancy kind, I forget what, that was only supposed to be 6' tall, but someone forgot to tell it, and it was at least 10 ' and still growing.  When son came to plow, he sawed it off and it is down  the hill amongst the weeds and wild trees.  I might plant another rose bush in it's place, or just leave it, and let the hostas and garden mint take it's place.

We go see the heart specialist tomorrow.  Lots more Dr. app'ts and labs coming up.  Hubby is the sick one.  My eye is doing better.  I even read a little bit using the reading glasses.  Trouble is I forget I'm wearing them and try to walk with them still on. It must look like I've been drinking hard cider. I don't know how long it will be 'til I can drive.  In the meantime the kids can take turns driving me places.  I knew I had all those kids for some reason.  Smile.  Seriously, they have been really good to us both.  We are blessed.  I'm also blessed with friends, both in real life, and on computer.  You all are real friends too, but the internet is not real life.