It’s amazing what an afternoon with a chainsaw can accomplish. Many thanks to my friend Dale for the loan of the chainsaw.

I hauled all of the large pieces to the curb, and someone came by and asked if they could have it for some Boy Scouts. Of course I said yes; I was wondering how I was going to dispose of it!

The smaller branches will have to wait a day or two; they’re frozen to the ground and eachother.

We had freezing rain a couple of days ago. Everything was coated with a quarter to a half an inch of ice. All that weight was too much for the evergreen tree in our back yard.

I’ve splinted the remaining two trunks. I don’t think the tree will make it, but this may stop it from falling on the house or fence until I can take it down in the direction I choose.

We’re better off than many. 500,000 people in the area are without power for the third day, and it is COLD outside.