Oops. That oak tree insisted on going south when I cut it down. It made a big dent in the tractor shed roof.
It broke off the end of one roof truss. But the main truss and the plate it is sitting on are undamaged. So it’s fixable, and not so bad meanwhile. Continue reading
A place to watch the garden.
![[Swing with arbor of Smilax, Grapevine, and Beautyberry (fb)]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2023-08-18--swing-canopy/fbmany.jpg)
Swing with arbor of Smilax, Grapevine, and Beautyberry (fb)
The real canopy is oaks and pines above.
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Maybe I should clean out that gutter more frequently.
I’m assuming an oak snake left that skin, but of course I assumed that about the snake that turned out to be a rattlesnake.
Anyway, I also had to remove the grapevine, because it had grown roots into the gutter, completely blocking it up.
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Twisty roots and vines about the same shape, and Gretchen:
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2013-01-17.
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![[Roof damage]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-11-27--oak-roof-damage/20241127_112048.jpg)
![[Gutter snakeskin on grapevine]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2023-01-08--gutter-snakeskin/20230108_143303.jpg)
