tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post5287733489380835465..comments2023-04-08T06:06:13.055-07:00Comments on Notes from the Pens: What Bow Did Over Thanksgiving BreakAya Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-24630197546415691702017-12-01T04:57:31.475-08:002017-12-01T04:57:31.475-08:00Hi, Kathy. I will follow your advice about the tre...Hi, Kathy. I will follow your advice about the tree. It does sound like a very reasonable compromise. The woodpeckers always go to the other side of the tree, anyway, when they see me coming. <br /><br />Bow amazed me when he agreed to wear the shirt! Not for long, though. Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-46188633581609462092017-11-30T16:17:44.122-08:002017-11-30T16:17:44.122-08:00Loved the picture of the sunset and the picture of...Loved the picture of the sunset and the picture of your mother in front of the old tree. My advice on the tree would be to compromise - cut off the limbs that are weighted towards your house, so that the bulk of the weight would carry the tree in the opposite direction - make sense? That way, you can both give the tree over to the numerous animals that will make use of the decaying wood / insects and enjoy it as it breaks down. I LOVE old, dying trees - we've had 6 hit by lightning here and we just let them drop naturally, since they're far enough away from our house.<br />Loved to see Bow promoting your t-shirt for you!Nikkis Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04900207220789667368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-30464945520151015872017-11-28T23:15:13.301-08:002017-11-28T23:15:13.301-08:00Hi, Julia. I do not want to chop the tree down. I ...Hi, Julia. I do not want to chop the tree down. I would rather let nature take its course slowly. But people have been warning me that it might fall down suddenly and hit my house. However, I have seen a healthy young tree felled by the wind when we had almost what amounted to a tornado in the area -- and this dead tree kept standing. So I don't know what to think.Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-7496266768781780012017-11-28T18:51:10.309-08:002017-11-28T18:51:10.309-08:00I do not know why the tree has to be chopped down....I do not know why the tree has to be chopped down. We had a large coulter pine near our house that died and stood for a good ten years. Then when they started obsessing with clearing trees due to fire concerns, they decided to cut down this tree. It was a sad day because many birds and squirrels made their home in that tree even though it was dead. So if the tree being there is causing no harm, I do not see any reason to cut it down. It adds character, and I like its silhouette.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147781152448695481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-24432505501300889992017-11-28T18:34:24.285-08:002017-11-28T18:34:24.285-08:00Bow looks great in that shirt. I hope more people ...Bow looks great in that shirt. I hope more people enter the shirt contest for the ones you have created based on the novel Vacuum County.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147781152448695481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-4982024111153306652017-11-28T05:43:26.880-08:002017-11-28T05:43:26.880-08:00Hi, Susan. Thanks! I will let Bow know that you sh...Hi, Susan. Thanks! I will let Bow know that you share his taste!Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-35749729735868658562017-11-28T03:17:59.532-08:002017-11-28T03:17:59.532-08:00So glad you had a nice Thanksgiving. Please tell b...So glad you had a nice Thanksgiving. Please tell bow I love cranberry sauce too :)Susan Zutautashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02588313859845367236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-7335161792302086802017-11-27T09:15:37.206-08:002017-11-27T09:15:37.206-08:00Neither can I, Kelly, neither can I. Bow rules.Neither can I, Kelly, neither can I. Bow rules.Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-37604112938081492922017-11-27T07:55:32.605-08:002017-11-27T07:55:32.605-08:00I really can't compete with a Chimpanzee that ...I really can't compete with a Chimpanzee that dresses himself.Liberius Prattling Sizzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15123296012344973649noreply@blogger.com