The Weekend

Reviewing the trip to Oregon

 keeps getting bumped from the list

but I will cover it - soon.

 

These are pictures from the storm clean-up over the weekend. 

Friday found me working on the

loose branches already on the ground.  

Tim addressed the tree's condition

on Saturday, removing smaller branches 

(I had to work so I missed this phase)

getting it to this point so we could

 work together Sunday before I left for the library.

 

 This branch was broken and wedged among other branches

requiring a multi-phase removal.

 Here you can see that the trunk is on the ground

but still caught above.

We repositioned the strap and pulled again to dislodge it.

 Nothing was broken.

 Firewood for next fall.

 

 This is what's left of Aidan's tree. 

We removed two branches from the middle and lost

a good portion of a third.

It made for a long, busy day.

 

This story - like so many - involves

more than just the obvious, surface details.

As I was hauling branches to the front curb

- making the trip over and over -

I was thinking of how much our lives

 change over a year.

 

Since June I've lost 22 pounds,

again, only part of the story.

The numbers are wonderful but

the significant part of the story is how I feel.

I move easier.

Sleep better.

Have more energy

and interests.

I feel good.

I feel well.