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  • The ice storm – part 3

    • Post published:May 1, 2021
    • Post category:Storm damage, snow, ice, drought, pestilence

    One last picture of the ice storm damage. This was a 30 foot tall black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) snapped by the ice storm. I planted…

    The ice storm – part 2

    • Post published:April 25, 2021
    • Post category:Storm damage, snow, ice, drought, pestilence
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    Maple collapsed on the road

    February 13, 2021. It soon became apparent that we weren't going to get electricity back any time soon. Looking up and down our rural road,…

    In the beginning…

    • Post published:April 24, 2021
    • Post category:Storm damage, snow, ice, drought, pestilence
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    Morello californica with its spirit crushed by the schoolyard bully

    Every good story starts with a disaster... Let's go back to the night of February 12, 2021. It's been raining and the temperatures are beginning…

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