This is my freakin' yard today!!!



You guys wanna see what the bottom of a hickory tree looks like?



Stopped short from the house.



Another view: That fence to the right is not holding it.



I had to take this tree out today. The top half was hanging over my truck.



First shot of the back yard.



There's my patio table. LOL!!



Another tree in the back yard.



...and another one...



My pet apple tree.



I have no idea where this came from...



...nor this...



...nor this... but, all of the neighbors got some too...

I will sleep tonight truly blessed.

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You have bad karma


Derek

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Nahh!! Shit happens. (That was a quote) 'Karma' is a BAD word in the places that I have been.

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Tom

It's using the trees...

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No, they are not going to see this coming...

I was watching the Severe Weather at work yesterday and this moved off to our NE and moved on towards you.

I had no idea it was that severe.

Glad all your stuff avoided severe damage and your gardening was done for you

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I would say it was a case of good Karma... House still standing... Car in one piece... Still have all your fingers and toes...

Glad to hear your A-OK! But man! What a chunk of earth you have there!

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Glad you're okay Tom, and that the house wasn't damaged. More importantly, glad your prop-building hands weren't injured!

Real shame about your apple tree though. Can you re-plant it?

Well Tom,
Looks like you lot are indeed blessed for the lack of damage that happened,as said it could have been BAD.

Shame about the tree`s though but the positive side,The BBQ/Open Fire has plenty of wood now

Jason

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Wow! Glad you're okay Tom. Like everyone else, any chance of saving the apple tree? I just planted two of my own last year. We got one small apple this year, hopefully more next year.

Russ

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as long as everybodys OK, its all good...speaking of wind damage, last night in northern michigan there were multiple tornado touchdowns, with t-storms, wind and hail not much happened in gaylord, though...

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I'm going to do my best. It was loaded with apples two years ago. Pruned it back last year and I must have shocked it. Nothing this season. After this incident, it is doubtful it will produce anything next year. We'll see.

Russ, you'll probably have a lot more next year. So much, you'll have to give them away.



I did some damage to the bark but got her upright again today.



She's tied down with one of those re-plant kits. IMHO, that's not holding anything much. I may place some bigger ropes on her tomorrow. So much to do so little time.



I've got some work cut out for me.



Unfortunately, I've lost quite a bit of shade due to the storm. But, on a positive note, I'll have plenty of firewood this coming season ... and probably next.

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Thanks for the kind feedback fellas and sorry for the quick response earlier. I've been busy splitting wood most of the weekend.



Fortunately, there was only one reported injury in my county and that person refused medical attention so I am guessing it wasn't that bad.

The storm was pretty severe. The EBS didn't catch this one in time. Tony, can you check within your network to see if those people are okay? I've read that there are trees down as far North as Missouri.



Ah... Thanks!! Everyone's okay here. Including my silly cat. Yeah, I am fortunate to have a little chunk of property. Trees are great. We provide a sort of haven for the wildlife around here. I still here my pet bluejay from time to time and she continues to mimic my telephone ring tone.

As for the corrugated steel panels, it looks like those came from a storage building about three miles from here.

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