We just had a tornado watch, and now the temperature has dropped again. Kind of wild with one day at 90F (32C) during the day, and now it's like 30F (-1C) at night. I'm back to dripping my faucet and turning my humidifier back on, and going from shorts and T-shirt back to sweat pants and sweat shirt with a jacket again. This has been a wild week.
I am also trying to get my HoA to approve of a tree removal in my backyard. It's already dead, and while we didn't get hit with any tornados here, the strong wind did knock some of the branches down. It's kind of banging the house and littering the yard, if nothing else. In fact, I actually have a picture of this thing, hang on let me see....
See how big this tree is and how it's leaning towards my house and the neighbor's house?
Here's all the branches that dropped in the backyard. It's getting crazy, that's suppose to be a backyard, but right now it just looks like a small dump site for branches.
Sadly, even if they approve of it (and they should), the cost of the tree removal likely won't be cheap. Still, some expenses are justified, especially when it's a safety hazard to both people and houses.
March 18th, 2026 at 05:43 pm 1773855798
After our most recent rainstorm, with gusts reaching 60 mph, I was also thinking of having a very large Norway spruce down as it looms over the house and would hit it if it fell the right way. During the storm, I watched the top third sway back and forth in the wind. Not a comfortable feeling.
March 18th, 2026 at 07:06 pm 1773860792
March 20th, 2026 at 12:52 am 1773967925