TIMBER!!!!!!!!!


The remodel has had many surprises, not all were planned or anticipated.  Last Thursday, late in the afternoon, Brad Eddie and I were talking in the kitchen when we heard a loud crack, then the sound of possibly a tree going down a hill.  We looked over at Eric’s across Shorewood Drive because he has been thinning trees on his property.  The I realized we hadn’t heard the sound of a saw, then didn’t think any more about it.  Brad left and it wasn’t too long before he was back, he couldn’t leave because there was a tree blocking the road.

It was the big Madrona branch we have all wondered when it would come down – this was the day.  Eddie and Brad went out together, I called John next door to see if he had a saw.  He said he would be out shortly to see what the situation was.  Then I called the Shorewood Community Club President to find out what the drill is for a situation like this.  I never did get out to see how it looked, it  was a few days later that I finally was able to take pictures.  It fell at an angle and landed on Bob Allen’s mulch pile.

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These were some of the smaller branches.

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They were several yards up the road by the time they had been able to open the road.

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Some of the branches were thick.  The Dusslers from down the hill came, Bonnie couldn’t get through.  Eddie said some one else came up the hill with another saw, so they dispatched the branches in short order.

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It was a big branch that has been hanging over the street for quite a long time.  when the wind blows, it would creak and groan as if it was on its way down in the next five minutes.

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That raw space is where the branch was.

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There are other branches that could also come down.

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After it has been dried, I am not sure how well Madrona wood burns.  Good sized pieces for the fireplace to experiment.

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A lot of leaves and smaller branches must have been attached to that branch.

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This is Allen’s mulch pile, apparently the top landed right on their pile.

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They are going to be very surprised when they come home after 4th of July and see what has happened.

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This branch also hangs over the road, not sure what condition it is in.  If it goes, it will probably hit our hedge – that has grown so tall they are now trees.

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I had no idea that branch was so thick – everyone is just glad that no one was there when it happened.

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This is the place the branch came from, just a bit more to the right.

I was surprised that so many neighbors came out to help, also to see what happened.  I am glad we have such good neighbors here.

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2 Responses to “TIMBER!!!!!!!!!”

  1. jadereyner Says:

    Wow – scary. Just lucky no one was anywhere near it when it came down!

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