That fallen tree

[altivo]

Downed Hickory Top
Originally uploaded by Altivo

Here's a photo of the fallen tree that narrowly missed our indoor arena building last Friday. Estimated height of unbroken tree was 50 feet or more. It seems to have hit the oak at left of photo and folded in the middle, thus sparing the building from serious damage. My mare's stall is right inside that building and just to the left of where the branches are touching the wall. Fortunately she wasn't in her stall when it happened anyway.

In other news, today was the first half of the weaving workshop I'm attending. We saw explanations and demonstrations of weaving in two layers at once, and then started on a sampler on our own loom. I'll post a photo of the final result when it is complete. More of the same tomorrow.

Comments

[tinbender.livejournal.com]

That's rather close.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

About as close as you can get without a direct hit, yes.

[alaskawolf.livejournal.com]

wow im glad it didnt cause any major damage to anything :o now you have some extra fire wood for next winter

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I hope we'll get firewood out of the effort of cutting the thing up and dragging it out of the way. Parts of it were hollow and rotten in the center though.

[saythename.livejournal.com]

Yeah, thats scary shit. We had a tree that size just barely
graze our house in the big storm in 2006 and it sounded like
your fillings would rattle out. @.@

Now weave some kevlar for the barn...

^_^;

[altivo.livejournal.com]

This would take more than kevlar, I'm afraid. Foot thick stone walls and a slate roof would be more like it. Unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to afford that in this lifetime.

[soanos.livejournal.com]

I'd say go underground. :)

Anyway, I am glad the building and it's resident were spared from any damage.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

I'm sure Tess would've blamed you for it happening if she'd been in her stall. With that dissapproving look that only Horses can give....oh and cats.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Horses are definitely better at it than cats are. Something about the long face just magnifies the effect. ;p

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Long face.... *gets the giggles and falls over giggling* With cats it's the eyes that do it :)

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Only an elephant can look down its nose at you better than a horse can. ;p

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Ehehehe *still has the giggles*