tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post2394992690819493777..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Felling the fallen treeKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43478934937821974432017-02-06T20:28:10.154+01:002017-02-06T20:28:10.154+01:00I'm pretty happy about the job we were able to...I'm pretty happy about the job we were able to do to keep our telephone/internet lines up and operational — me being 68 years old and J-M 70... Walt 57. Three old codgers to the rescue.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-72141520117129262252017-02-06T20:09:30.318+01:002017-02-06T20:09:30.318+01:00My grandfather had a row of apple trees along one ...My grandfather had a row of apple trees along one of his vegetable gardens.<br />Summers, my mother always knew where to find my cousin and I ... in our "fort" in the apple tree where no one knew where to find us ( except my mom)... In fall we had apple fights with the other children around .. getting hit with an apple, even rotten, hurts !<br />It makes me sad to see a tree failing .. they are so big and strong and often so old .. then they weaken .. kind of like people I guess :)Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-27179768597219494162017-02-06T19:47:07.661+01:002017-02-06T19:47:07.661+01:00We have an old apple tree in our yard that is vuln...We have an old apple tree in our yard that is vulnerable now. It's leaning and seems weakened by mistletoe and champignons.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-88766636186993816272017-02-06T18:28:26.553+01:002017-02-06T18:28:26.553+01:00Sad to see that old apple tree broken in two. The...Sad to see that old apple tree broken in two. They're so lovely when they bloom in spring. I'm sure the added weight of the mistletoe didn't help matters.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-62045002151581847262017-02-06T15:14:59.358+01:002017-02-06T15:14:59.358+01:00I was out there with no coat on, just a heavy shir...I was out there with no coat on, just a heavy shirt. It felt like springtime. The storm fronts have been moving in from the southwest, bringing warm air. Another one is moving across the country today, but south of us. Perpignan, Montpellier, Marseille..,Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-71405804198134425542017-02-06T14:19:56.390+01:002017-02-06T14:19:56.390+01:00Your photos show lots of sunlight after the storm....Your photos show lots of sunlight after the storm. Chainsaws are a great invention.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58314340514382442882017-02-06T13:58:41.232+01:002017-02-06T13:58:41.232+01:00I'm pretty sure that he doesn't read it. J...I'm pretty sure that he doesn't read it. J-M said he would call the other neighbor about the <i>arbres cassés/couchés</i>.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41560138811030835032017-02-06T13:21:05.940+01:002017-02-06T13:21:05.940+01:00Whew! Good job. I'm sure you're relieved. ...Whew! Good job. I'm sure you're relieved. Does your neighbor (whose house has two trees down), read your blog, do you think?Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.com