My house was hit by lightning.....
nicole___
7 years ago
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Lightning hits my Burr Oak :(
Comments (6)Thanks for the sympathies everyone! It makes me so very sad. It was like a strong quiet friend standing out there in the woods all these years. toronado......we will definitely leave it stand. I always let the dead trees stand. They serve such an important function to wildlife. Many years ago we had a big beech tree fall during a wind storm. We called a tree service to come cut it up and remove it, but he refused because of all the poison ivy. And we're so glad he did refuse! The area became such a special area for a long time, while the tree was decomposing. Lots of beautiful fungi, wildlife, birds, and the decomposing tree made the soil so very rich....See Moreintroduction
Comments (15)gjmancini, This is just outside of Steelville, Mo in a little town called Davisville. I am there this weekend again. Work was so kind to give me a three day weekend so I came down Thursday after work. I grew up with farm background. My Grandparents lived and worked a huge farm during my growing up. My one uncle took it over and still lives there. I spent every weekend, and most of my summer there and always had a blast. I am not allergic to bug stings, well mildly to a few but not enough to make me worry. We looked for years to find a place that "spoke" to me. This one is perfect in so many ways. I am sorry your experince wasn't fun. All, thanks for the warm welcome. When I got down here on Thursday the pond looked like it had a nice layer of ice started. Last weekend it was open and just crystal clear. I have already planted some spring bulbs so I can't wait to start to see them come up. Yesterday I set up one of the trail cams up in the woods and laid out a bucket of corn. It is going to be hard to wait to go and check it till tomorrow. I don't want to disturb that area till we are headed out again as the wild life here are really not use to people. Watch out wildlife next spring. My youngest is senior in high school and we are hosting spring break here. We have a big open area in the woods that would be perfect for a bon fire. I just hope the weather will be good that week for the kids to enjoy. Yesterday I was standing at the kitchen sink looking out the window and watched quail run through this one open area. So yelled for the husband and gathered the dogs-15 year old toy poodle and 5 or 6 year old toy fox terrier- and we found them and the dogs flushed them out of the brush. The toy poodle didn't even realize what happened the terrier watched them fly away like hey come back I want to play. First time for them to see quail. I am so glad I have put lots of training into these two dogs that I can do off leash here while walking through the woods. They so enjoy the walks and I so need the exercise. Well off to go and enjoy another cup of coffee and my book. Sandy who really is loving this country thing....See MoreHappy Birthday to Carolyn!
Comments (32)Thanks ever so much to all of you for your good wishes. Was it great day? Not really. If you read my post in the thread have you checked the FAQ's you'll see that my home was hit by lightning in a vicious storm on Tuesday and I've been without phone until laste yesterday, which isn't good for the ole heartbeat when my Lifeline Communicator is kapoot. Verizon does not give priority to those with Lifeline. When I got the phone service back he checked my DSL line as well and it was zapped by the lightning, which I even saw inside the house. So I'm back on dialup and going nuts b'c everything is so slow and it also ties up the phone line and my TV is kapoot as well but hopefully they'll be coming tomorrow and I hope it's not a zapped dish. I can't reach the Verizon DSL, they say hang up and call back when the line might be free. Too much traffic. So I can't stay on long since I don't know who has been trying to reach me and already I've had three calls from folks who tried to reach me this past week, and all it does it to ring and ring. And thanks for the roses Trudi. Freda brought some of mine into me this AM when she was here. And I was lucky also b'c the next road over had hail 6 inches thick, but not here where the tomatoes are still looking OK. So I'll read and post as I'm able to. Again, thanks so very much for my Birthday wishes. Carolyn...See More2 Hickory Trees Hit By Lightning
Comments (1)Unfortunately this is not be area of expertise, but here is what my friends inthe business tell me. First, the trees are likely to die (and I would get an expert in to look at them if I could). Second, if they aregoing to die, the longer you wait, the more likely they are to fall somewhere where you do not want. Hickory trees are tough....See Morenicole___
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