There it is. A tree where none should be.
To the right in this photo is a long set of stairs.
At the bottom of that set of stairs, is a tree that I planted four years ago. It's a tall tree, perhaps 15 feet high. That lovely tree was bent far over, a vivid demonstration of how heavy and destructive freezing rain can be.
I love that lil' tree and it saddens me that the weight of the ice is breaking its branches as the winds bang it against the side of the house. I tried to bang some of the ice off the branches but that only sped up the damage.
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| Rose arbor |
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| Rose bush by the front door |
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| Lilac bush. |
But it's pretty tough for the birds.
And downright lousy for the power companies !
The ice is pretty but what a shame that it all but ruined your little tree. Don't know how you cope with so much cold but I suppose like anything else "it grows" on you after a while. Sure hope you have some signs of spring weather coming your way soon.
ReplyDeleteAt the moment I am not coping well at all. I am antsy. I am feeling house-bound. I have freakin' cabin fever !
DeleteThis is unusual. A non-existent spring after a bitter, nasty winter.
And yet ... in a sheltered, south-facing spot against the house ... the tulip leaves are starting to sprout.
Wow! You had a lot more freezing rain than we did in the valley. I've seen this sort of thing on my big tree out front, but the branches bounced back in place with the ice melt. Here's hoping your little tree will make out ok.
ReplyDeleteBonnie, that lil' tree did bounce back and is standing pretty much upright today ... but a similar one up the yard looks like it has snapped six feet down from the top...
ReplyDeleteHappy to hear that your special tree bounced back, Sybil. Ice storms are so treacherous for all of nature - it looks like you got trounced up there. Hope nobody slipped and fell on the ice...
ReplyDeleteTree bounced back Barbara and I never stepped foot outside the door. ;-)
DeleteHoo-boy, here it comes. Just when you think you've turned the corner . . .
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the tree bounced back. We could probably make a useful metaphor - something about the value of flexibility in a crisis - but heckwiddit. I wonder if we could get hold of some flamethrowers to take the ice off the driveway.
Gerry, sounds much the same there too. What a cruel, long winter-turned-to-non-spring this is.
Delete"I may go mad Horatio!".
Happy Spring to You ! (just teasing ;-) Please give Sooki a kiss from us - WOW ! yikes !! we (Miss D & I) have had a couple of very near misses with poor porcupines and I say bad snares - BAD. You be careful on your lovely walks - sending lots of love from all of us. xoxoxo Susan & les Gang
ReplyDeleteChere Susan et Co.,
DeleteIt's been quite the winter in so many ways: weather; quills and snares oh my. Let's hope that this weekend's promise of milder weather and sunshine is the beginning of a late but marvellous spring.
Amicablement, moi
Very pretty ice art. I'm glad to hear your tree is standing straight and tall once again! Throw off that cabin fever! Spring has arrived in Nova Scotia (or so it seems)!
ReplyDeleteAhhh Ms. Cickadeegirl, I have been out digging in the muck (aka gardening) already and am feeling much better for it. Being outside, head empty, birds chirping, back aching = good life.
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