Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Here's the rest of the brush pile Ike left for us.  It's about 7 feet tall, and at least as wide.  Talk about a canopy cleaning.

All down our street the brush was stacked as high as the cars.  A few folks had trees on roofs or fences, but generally the damage right around us was pretty superficial.

And now, I have only one Hurricane Ike related task remaining.  Do you have any idea how hard it is to hire a tree trimming company around here these days?  But I think you'll agree that this red oak is in serious need.  Maybe a good excuse to thin out some of the rest, too.  There's a silver lining in every cloud!