Katrina Trash Sculpture

  I have been working on clearing my back yard of fallen trees left from the storm.  As I remove the leaners and hangers, brush and debris I recover things covered over for years. My old pirogue was crushed, motor boat got a hole that a small tree grew in. So I took the mess and trash and made a ‘Katrina Trash Sculpture’. I placed it in front of the propane tank, removing one eyesore for another. What to do with the tings that once meant something but were removed from thought and action by the storm. Just throwing them away belittles the trauma caused by the very strong winds. Winds that changed so many lives and the way we live now. No more pirogue, motorboat, and odds and ends. I did find the old volley ball net and it survived, I was surprised. Made of nylon and in a torn plastic bag covered in twigs and leaves. It now hangs  between two  new small growing trees, a testament that life goes on.

Part of the pirogue crushed by fallen tree and the volleyball net. Now I have to get back to work.

Cutting trees in Pearl River

yes I am still cutting trees that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina in my back yard. My daughter and son-in-law helped one day but for 2 weeks I have managed to cut 8 trees so far. if the chain saws would work better I could get more done. Of that time I spent 4 days getting the saws to work. Sharpening chains, cleaning up the engine area, trying to get the kinks out. Both had pull start problems. The Craftsman finally Incredi Pull gave out after I cleaned the plug, cleaned it up sharpened the blade, etc. i pulled and broke went the Incredi Pull device. A small piece of black plastic fell out but I gave up for now as one saw worked. I went with it and cut 5 trees before I went broke too.
The tops were cracked and rotted, began to fall off, big chunks too. The Red headed Woodpeckers loved it but it was dangerous as one big chuck fell in the bed of my pick up one windy night. I wold come home to find big branches all over the yard, roof, and just lucky no real damage occurred yet. I still need to remove more.

Removing More Storm Damaged Trees

Been a while since I posted here but want to catch up a little. Over the past few years damaged trees began to fall in the country. And at my son's house in Carrollton the entire fire place and chimney fell into the house. He just paid to have it removed and fixed but I certainly think the cave in from the bottom was due to the storm messing with the foundation. Had we thought that would happen right after Katrina we would have had it removed. It scared the tenants who now reside there as my son moved to Philadelphia.
A big oak tree fell over onto my trailer I use to move the lawn mowers around. It broke off the jack that holds it up bent the axle. I was surprised at how big a chunk fell and the damage it did. Many smaller trees are damaged, the top third seem to have died. I guess from the hard wind blowing must have made cracks that took time to die. The tops fall off, some big some small. So I have been targeting the trees I can get to and taking them down entirely. I got 3 done today but the clean up is harder then the cutting. A tree is a lot bigger on the ground then standing up. About 3 a day is all I can do. I still have leaners and hangers too. Big branches high up stuck in tree limbs. I tied a rope on one and pulled but all I did was break the rope. Another day another try. Seems the storm made a lifetime of work, unless you just move away.