Wow, what an end to summer it has been. We had a trip to NYC (first for the whole family), and managed to head back North a few days before hurricane Irene! We've had some hot weather since then, but believe it or not, also had to put the heat on on September 16th because it got so cold. I cannot remember another year EVER when when I've had to have the heat on so early. And then today, another beautiful day.
What prompted me to write today was a reminder that mother nature can be harsh. We took a road trip to Montreal (the whole family thankfully), and returned around 2:30 in the morning last Tuesday. When we got to the driveway, all we could see was branches and huge tree parts. Our 55+ yr old maple had apparently been hit be a twister (unknown in these parts). The neighbour across the road said he actually saw the clouds down to the ground, and a vortex like shape pass through. Luckily, the huge portion of the tree that fell ended up right on the driveway - no damage to the house, and no damage to the car (since we were in Montreal). After many hours of having the debris chopped up - I realized this was a message. That coupled with feeling a minor earthquake yesterday (only the 2nd I have ever felt, and all within one year!!!)
The message is - mother nature is powerful. If you want to do anything to mitigate the force of mother nature, the time to do it is now. I know that I should have trimmed (in a big way!!!) the tree back many times over the years - but did not. If I had stayed on top of the maintenance, the tree would probably be fine now.
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