So this morning about 2:00am~ the light go out ```

[valley ranch]

No power = no water no furnace ~ well the top 15-20 feet of a standing dead gets blown off by a gust of wind and pooooffft ```
This morning about 6:30 the power company come with heavy equipment and got the power on in no time ```
I had planned to cut down some standing dead this morning ```

I'll show the top that broke off and took out the power line in later photos ```

This is the tree I was planning to fell ```

about at 18" chest ```

can you see that rope ~ it's attached about 15' off the groung ~ to a pulley on a treetree maybe 18' up hill ```

nut on a string ~ to fine the lean ```

 

[valley ranch]

.as I applied tension with the come along ~ the tree straightened ```

from tree to pulley to come along ```

firewood

there's the top ~ it was about 80' long ```

 

[so lucky]

What kind of trees are those, Richard? They look kinda like pines, but not totally.
At least when ours fell, it wasn't near any power lines.

 

[valley ranch]

Hi lucky ~ this one's a Fir ~ Christmas Tree type ```

 

[valley ranch]

Here's the top of a tree that took out the power line ```

here is the tree it came off of ~ the pump house is in the picture ~ you should be able to see the tree it came from ```

there are the power lines.

The power company may/should send out Arbor fellows to bring that scag down ~ I called them last year ~ told the girl of the standing dead ~ but I could tell she wasn't interested ```

 

[valley ranch]

Mary ~ This morning ~ with no power ~ I made coffee with a Melitta ~ like you ```

 

[ninnymary]

Mary ~ This morning ~ with no power ~ I made coffee with a Melitta ~ like you ```

Yay, I think it's easier and quicker.

Mary

 

[valley ranch]

Well ~ no power ~ I heated water on the stove ```

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

Bark Beetle death?