I thought I had a photo of my favorite hickory tree posted but a search doesn't find it. I suspect it was on one of those old online photo albums that no longer exists and I haven't bothered to fix the pictures. Anyway...here is that favorite hickory now. It fell during strong winds last night at 1:00 a.m.


I was in the living room, taking a break from my knitting, when there was a big boom and I saw something fall in the hallway. When I got up to investigate, it was the piece of wood that covers the attic access. I looked out my front door and saw tree branches. It happened that I have a stepladder in the house and brought it over and climbed up to put the board back, with flashlight in hand. I could feel the cold draft and with the flashlight, I could see a hole in my roof.


This is where the tree landed. It punched a hole in the roof and tore off guttering and the southmost section. I immediately called my insurance company, was on hold for a good 15 minutes before I got through, and they advised me to try to find someone to cut the tree up and they would send someone to make some emergency repairs to prevent further damage.

sigh.....

I'm still waiting for someone to cut up the tree. I can only get out of the house through the basement door. The tree blocks the entrance to the garage so I can't drive anywhere either.

Good news? I'm not hurt. I still have power. The house is intact inside and comfortable. I have coverage. Someone should be here soon. It's not pouring rain or even raining. The sun is coming out.