Another Tree Another Dollar

All yesterday afternoon while I was driving ~ to Nancy's house to take care of the animals ~ to Homestead Gardens ~ to grocery store, the guys on the radio sports talk show (Zabe, in particular) talked about this huge RED line of thunder storms coming our way to wipe us out.  It was a beautiful summer hot afternoon.  

Then as I was working on the front porch ~ it arrived ~ black skies, high winds - I put all the plants down on the deck, put the umbrella down.....not much happened here, some rain, the power didn't go out here (it did go out at Nancy's).  However.....

So this morning, as I went out in the back to feed the birds, I saw that another tree had come down and this one really took out the fence.  Luckily, Long Fence hasn't come out to fix the first part of the fence. Check out the pictures.  This section is in the corner, one section to the right from the last place squashed.

A little humidity on the lens, but you can see the poor fence.

And, a lot of poison ivy, that I have sprayed. 

We have a $500.00 dollar deductible on the insurance, so the insurance will pick up after the price goes over $500.00.  Too bad that the first fence charge is $480.00 and we have to go thru the deductible again for this piece.   It is only money.  Right?

Now this is my supposedly squirrel proof bird feeder.  I have gone thru about 3 and this time I decided to just let it go.  There is no top, I just pour the seed in and let the birds and squirrels have at it.  Occasionally, something will get the plastic cylinder out and I will find that on the ground.  It is hanging on.  And it works - it is just not squirrel or random animal proof.

And, a very sad farewell to my phone.  It has died, it was quick and a total surprise.  Now I have to go and get another one.  I am getting lots of advice on what to get:  the new iphone or one like I had.  I am dragging my feet on the iphone.  

So sad.  :(

It isn't even 10:30 am and already it is an expensive day.  May the rest be quiet and cheap.

Love,

Leslie


PS ~ on the mom front, she told me she got teary eyed when Amy came in today.  ****AMY DID NOT MAKE MOM CRY****  Amy is wonderful to Mom.  Amy wanted Mom's checkbook and Mom couldn't find it.  Mom did find it eventually, but she told me she "felt unable or addled or something" ~ I can't remember.  I told her what concerned me is that she got teary eyed over something insignificant.  So, I asked her to make a doctor's appointment with her psychiatrist.  Maybe her anti-depressant is a tad low.  I need something because my brain is going.  But that is another story.