Half of a 100yo oak just split and fell in the yard

Whoa

Half of a 100yo oak just split and fell in the yard. Huge bunch of tree.

Missed the power line, the big east window, and both cars. I'll count that as grace.

No wind, no ice, nothing but age, rot.

I've known that tree all my life. The other half will probably have to go. Like losing an old pet, almost. As a child, I wondered when its branches would reach the other oak, so squirrels could run from one to another. For twenty years, I've watched them doing just that, even yesterday. Now, an ending.

I need to plant some future.

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