Day after mean Irene

We were fortunate to have had our power restored, it was but a  short 2 hours,
many still go without electricity and running water in areas,
 We  were also most fortunate still to not have see the sugar maple
which towers above our home come down upon us.

Chandlers pond, facing west.

Day after mean Irene, a photo by M'sheArt2❤ on Flickr.

An uprooted Northern Catalpa as seen on Larch down to Kenrick.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalpa_speciosa

I think this tree may of had a vine attached to it,  either a Wisteria or
Oriental bittersweet.  Either would add weight







A street Aspen (of course not a Norway maple)

This city tree had been cemented right over, that seems odd.
Aspens canopy




In the pathway @ the park..





There was not one Red-wing black bird song to be heard.
Their song has been the hallmark of the pond as far back as I can remember
I doubt it's due to Irene ~ my feeder had all the usual visitors today.

Lets give thanks and credit to the USDA & their incessant poisoning of the Red-winged Black bird and many other bird species, thanks for protecting us from the damaging birds.


www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/prog_data/2009_prog_da... what could the figures be for 2010 and 2011?

"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new."

Originally uploaded by ©M'sheArt2"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new."

title by — Ralph Waldo Emerson

A little fella or filly finds a Peanut, bringing it up to the nest ( thank goodness no longer in our soffit)
With any luck the nests they've built in the sugar maple will stand the test of man.


In the dead of winter this bough was oncea heaven that afforded the sunlight for this Squirrel to sleep and warm it's little bones on, it sadly for the Squirrels, no longer exists. Reckless cuts.