Turns out we do have one tree on one roof after Hurricane Helene.
![[Tree on corn crib]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-09-30--tree-corn-crib/20240930_105212.jpg)
Fortunately, it did not break through the corn crib roof.
![[River and Blondie under the roots]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-09-30--tree-corn-crib/20240930_105204.jpg)
River and Blondie under the roots
The dogs think the tree roots are a great cool play place.
-jsq
Tag Archives: Hurricane Helene
Small saw and little dogs on a log 2024-10-03
Small saw path, or big saw path?
Small saw, she said.
![[16-inch Ego electric chainsaw on water oak deadfall]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-10-03--small-saw-dogs-deadfall/20241003_180410.jpg)
16-inch Ego electric chainsaw on water oak deadfall
In her defense, we did saw a bunch of smaller stuff before we came to this deadfall. And that EGO 16-inch electric chainsaw will saw bigger logs than that. But I prefer the bigger saw for that sort of thing.
Meanwhile, on another log, the pale dogs were doing their circus act. Continue reading
Hurricane Helene 2024-09-27
Howling and bumping from about 11:30 PM to 2 AM. Hurricane Helene made Debby and Idalia sound like nothing.
And the morning light showed it was worse than that.
When we moved back here in 2007, old timers told us they remembered this oak on the back driveway from when they were young, early in the 20th century.
![[Ancient oak]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-09-27--hurricane-helene/20240927_073522.jpg)
This other oak just missed the red-iron building we were in. Continue reading