Observing & Reporting from our backyard
Spring is officially here. Temps were in the seventies this week and Chip's allergies are in full swing. We've been watching our trees and it seems our ash tree has succumbed to emerald Ash borers and has died. Here's a pic of the tell tale sign of the larvae. Here's a shot of the whole tree (on the left). The adjacent tree is hickory. It is budding out. We probably need the advice of an arborist for the best thing to do for the hickory. Here's Chip & Quincy enjoying the … [Read more...]
Couldn’t get in the driveway last night coming home from work. This is what it looks like today! Steve has a friend coming over to plow us out. Until then, we are snowed out. I lost a boot in the drift earlier. This winter just keeps wearing on. ‘’ Both cars had to park at the end of the driveway. I was trying to shovel the night before. It was useless. The snow was drifting in faster than I could shove. Steve got a path out the cars! He … [Read more...]
We had this HUGE maple tree right by our house. There was a limb that hovered ominously over our house. We’d lay in bed at night and see the shadow of the limb on the wall of our room, knowing that if it came crashing down it would fall right on us. It made it impossible to lay in bed and really enjoy a good storm. So, we finally got some quotes and had the tree taken down. The guys from Trees-R-Us in Vassar, Michigan came out and removed the tree, ground the stump and also 2 other … [Read more...]
