Saturday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Survey Ice Damage

~ John W. Howell

“Where you going Little One?”

“I thought I heard dad say there was some damage to the trees from the ice storm.”

“The damage is over here on the patio side.”

“Oh. I don’t know why I thought it was the potting bench plants.”

“Well, they are toast too. But take a look at the mountain laurel.”

“There are some limbs here on the ground.”

“So true. The weight of the ice broke those limbs off the tree.”

“Can we put them back on?”

“I’m afraid not. Once a limb has been severed it will die.”

“OMG. That sounds pretty severe.”

“Did you notice Dad’s magnolia?”

“He’s not going to like all those limbs on the ground.”

“I think we’ve seen enough, Little One. Let’s go play.”

“This stuff still smells alive. Are you sure it can’t be put back?”

“I’m sure Little One. It is the way nature works.”

“Well then we ought to invent a way that things can live even if they have something wrong wth them.”

“You talking about trees, now?”

“Like these leaves, Lucy. Why do they have to lie here.”

“It’s a cycle that we have talked about before. It is the way nature works.”

“Doesn’t mean we have to like it.”

“You can stay there and sniff that turf all the way to St Louis. As for me? I’m thinking about a soft chew.”

“Hold on. I think I found an acorn.”

“Too early. It’s a rock.”

“Tomato, tomahto. Still interesting.”

“You coming?”

“Right behind you.”

 

118 thoughts on “Saturday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Survey Ice Damage”

  1. Two favorite lines; in regards to the potted bench plants…they are toast too.

    Re trees…

    “So true. The weight of the ice broke those limbs off the tree.”

    “Can we put them back on?” Love the innocence of that. If only it were that easy.

    Glad Lucy is faring so well. Love can do that.

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  2. Aww, you and the girls have touched my heart today. This line got me especially … “Well then we ought to invent a way that things can live even if they have something wrong wth them.”

    Sorry about the ice damage. I’ll bet you guys aren’t used to that where you are.

    Have a good weekend. Hugs 💕🙂

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    1. Thank you, Pam. I think she is speaking for our household. It would be nice for all this to go away but that is not how life works as you know. So we continue to be thankful for each day. 😊

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  16. I read that Texas had a hard knock with ice – sorry about the damage to your trees! I love Twiggy’s idea that we could put limbs back! I hope you didn’t lose power. We only have had two cold days.

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  18. Sorry about the damage. We had some wind damage here. I spent time doing clean up yesterday. At least your pups have come to terms with the reality of the severed limbs.

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  19. I’m very sorry to leatn about the ice storm, dear John! Poor trees! Let’s hope they will recover quickly. As for Twiggy and Lucy’s inspection they do the right thing!🙂 They are the shield of the Twiggy resort!🦐🦐🦐🍻

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  22. I’d read that Texas had been hit hard with freezing rain and ice, which causes a lot of damage. Sorry to see the damage caused to your home, but glad you still have electricity. It’s good to see the girls checking things out and philosophizing about the effects of nature.

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    1. 100,000 folks in Austin still don’t have power. The trees took out power lines. Why were the trees over the power lines? Well the environmentalists protested trimming them and the city acquiesced. Now everybody’s freezing.

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      1. Oh my. It sounds like what’s happened in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Greenpeace protested about the culling of elephants and took the park to court. The park lost the case and now they aren’t culling elephants. There are far to many elephants (this case was 10 years ago) and the elephants are turning the park into a desert because they eat huge amount of fodder and destroy the trees. Sometimes, the environmentalists need to do more research before they state their claims. I am a huge supporter of our game and national parks but I do it from a knowledgeable and educated stance.

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  24. Oh, this goes right to the heart. Ice is such a force of nature. I do love Twiggy’s desire to fix all that is broken. There is much love in that house, John.
    Happy Saturday. A toast tonight! 🍸🍺

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  25. Resilience and character storms tend to prove and bring out both of those qualities. I hope Twiggy is knitting these gems down in her Palm Pilot for later use. Most of the bent down branches should lift back up in the next few days. Ice storms and heavy wet snows are rough. As always one day at a time.

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    1. We are very happy to have them out getting fresh air. It was hard for them in the rain and cold weather. They are Southern dogs for sure. Thanks, Jo. Have a super Sunday.

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  30. I heard about the storm on the news, John. Sorry to see the damage to your plants. We had ‘thundersnow’ up here about two weeks back. It’s a thunderstorm during a blizzard. Maybe I’m crazy, but I found it fascinating to watch.

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  34. Oh my! I heard about the ice storm. Things should warm up now.
    Did day say if the magnolia will live, albeit with a few less branches?
    So, it’s cold up here, and now our furnace is on the fritz. It’s YIKES cold in my apartment. Hopefully we will get to the bottom of it soon.
    I need warmth!
    OX 🔥 OX 🔥 OX 🔥 OX

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    1. The magnolia will make it I believe. It has a few branches missing but okay overall. We have 72 degrees today so I can certainly feel sorry for you especially if the furnace is not working. I would take some strong spirits. They may not warm you but after a few you may not care. Sending warm thoughts your way. 🐂 ☀️ 🐂 ☀️ 🐂 ☀️ 🐂

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