Speaking of chores and clallenges in your gardens, I think we all have challenges on our properties that affect our gardens one way or the other. One of our challenges is taking care of the large, very old trees here on the farm....their shade and beauty is just not easy to preserve when they get as old as some of our trees are. The storm Sandy took many down and each year we have the tree service come and trim the old ones and make sure they have no bores and are healthy otherwise. Today they are here removing two of the older ones. It is a sad day here because those trees are older than I am and they are just not saveable. They are hollow in the centers and we have tried over the years to keep them healthy. We have been fortunate not to have the storms take them before now but we have them trimmed before each storm season to help minimize the damage if we get one. This year, they must go for good.They are no longer safe and could fall on to the road during a storm depending on which way the wind was blowing. Usually East to West here.
If you have old trees, I would suggest you take care of them and treat them with the love and kindness and care you treat your plants in your gardens. They give so much to the environment. We know we have a family of squirrels in the one and that upsets me because I am sure his stash of food for the winter is there also. Poor baby, he worked so hard to save it for the winter and now we just took it away.
I can not help but think of all the years of enjoyment these trees have given us and in a matter of hours, they too are gone. Then, I am a tree freak. I love trees of all kind. Growing any thing, large or small is a definite challenge.
This shot shows just how big this old boy was.
