2.24.2016

fog, mushrooms, and an old tree's fate.......

So my day started off good, but by the evening, I had some news that I wasn't thrilled about.....

The day started off with this old commercial in my head. I always loved these:


The morning was rainy, gloomy looking, and super foggy. I don't really look forward to these mornings because it is a pain to do the animal chores (when there is enough light outside to do them AND when all chances of a skunk encounter are gone), get dirty, then have to clean up in a hurry to make it to work in time.....BUT this morning all the baby calves were out in the neighboring pasture, so it boosted my mood a bit and helped me to pay attention to the pretty things......

...like the shiny drops of rain clinging to the cedar trees, 

..the HUGE mushrooms on the gigantic tree that shades the house in the summer keeping us cooler - I put one of my retired boots on the tree to give a good reference of the size of these things and shared the picture on Facebook.....
When I was home for lunch, I checked on Misty's nose. It looked awful the last few weeks, like it was shedding a layer. A friend gave me some homemade salve to apply to it, and look! Its all better now! Thanks, Suzie!! Suzie is my go to gal for rehabbing any wildlife that cannot or will not make it on the farm, such as the many baby opossums I found last year with no mama. There is a link in the lefthand column of this page to donate to her efforts. If you are an animal lover, and support wildlife, please consider making a donation!
Throughout the day, I had several comments on the mushroom picture...... a few that sparked my attention and got me doing a little research. Turns out, My favorite tree was sick and it was too late to try to fix it. Mushrooms at the base of a tree, mean it has succumbed to a fungal infection, and at this point it has infected the root system. Booooooo!
I had a specialist come out and take a look at it for me, pointed out a few things that meant it wasn't an absolute emergency, and I shouldn't be too paranoid about it falling over on to the house at this point, but that it could very well drop some big limbs onto the roof. We set an appointment for sometime in March when the rain has held off for a few days. Because of it's location and proximity to the house and the barn, it will be a tricky removal (and SUPER DUPER expensive!!!). The good news is, thanks to social media, I was able to learn that this tree was unhealthy and would fall on the house at some point if not removed! Just another instance where Facebook has been a help to me!

After the devastating tree news, I came inside for some seed germination therapy.....
Christian was working late, so Eddie and I curled up on the bed and had some chew toy time (for Eddie of course).....
....and I did a little reading while watching Spirulina spazz about the house.
.....night night! xoxoxox!

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