Wake-up Call

Great excitement here today - at 6:10 this morning part of a tree fell on someone's house! No wind, nothing pushing it - it just fell. The lady of the house was in the bath, but I can imagine she wasn't there long...

We're counting our blessings. 2 hours later and the kids would have been outside. A couple of metres to the right and there would be more than just a cracked beam. It's amazing that there wasn't more damage.

But looking at the rest of the tree, the entire thing will have to come down. The heart is basically compost - held together by a few fibres on the edges. (I was dragged along to take photos for insurance, but ain't complaining! :) )