tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post5778257718349333168..comments2023-10-15T06:40:59.300-07:00Comments on The Blue Booby: My Dear FriendBlue Boobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504819843930360278noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-85615548540529654182014-06-14T18:17:05.706-07:002014-06-14T18:17:05.706-07:00so sad... saving some of the wood is a lovely idea...so sad... saving some of the wood is a lovely idea, I'm thinking that where you live there would be a lumber yard where someone on staff really knows about wood, and you could get advice on cutting and drying it properly so that it would yield cuts from which something could be made.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-68628407963445135832014-06-14T16:05:21.517-07:002014-06-14T16:05:21.517-07:00Heartbreaking indeed. I'm so sorry that happen...Heartbreaking indeed. I'm so sorry that happened.Merry Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856408467466440033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-11918502705376795612014-06-13T07:55:51.083-07:002014-06-13T07:55:51.083-07:00So sorry you've lost your tree friend, and suc...So sorry you've lost your tree friend, and such a beauty. Your quick, torrential storms, our brutal hot winds out of season ... what's the world coming to!tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-81207738808740968132014-06-11T23:09:53.340-07:002014-06-11T23:09:53.340-07:00Tree condolences from here - very sad to lose a tr...Tree condolences from here - very sad to lose a tree, especially one as beautiful as that one!ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081478322678615146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-87683151348220548612014-06-11T21:14:26.531-07:002014-06-11T21:14:26.531-07:00I'm so sorry and understand your sadness. Tree...I'm so sorry and understand your sadness. Trees are majestic, beauties that hold a very special place in my heart. Really, this is such a shame. People are insane the way they just cut down trees. Old tress!! This storm sounds amazing. xoJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723360304687997220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-36013381836444951002014-06-11T17:42:42.956-07:002014-06-11T17:42:42.956-07:00There's always a silver lining! :0)There's always a silver lining! :0)Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-16018204419643435332014-06-11T17:22:13.758-07:002014-06-11T17:22:13.758-07:00Oh, no! I am so sorry about that beautiful tree! A...Oh, no! I am so sorry about that beautiful tree! And about that storm! But thank goodness all of you are fine and unharmed. I hope you can save him, or replant in some way.Anthro Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923838563131831044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-58936971932017881542014-06-11T15:30:01.386-07:002014-06-11T15:30:01.386-07:00They are such beautiful trees and this one has so ...They are such beautiful trees and this one has so many memories. If we can save a tree we will but I am always amazed how many home owners want their lot totally cleared.Blue Boobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504819843930360278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-86377051274193786332014-06-11T15:28:09.270-07:002014-06-11T15:28:09.270-07:00Thank you for mentioning saving some of the wood.....Thank you for mentioning saving some of the wood...hadn't thought of that. We shall plant another if it can not be saved.Blue Boobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504819843930360278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-14694928380379512892014-06-11T15:27:16.866-07:002014-06-11T15:27:16.866-07:00This was my favorite. We are having a professiona...This was my favorite. We are having a professional take a look at it but I do not have much hope.Blue Boobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504819843930360278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-66320147852027110382014-06-11T15:26:37.461-07:002014-06-11T15:26:37.461-07:00We are hoping one will survive but it lost it'...We are hoping one will survive but it lost it's entire top third. We have just had the strangest weather.Blue Boobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504819843930360278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-50327064152044065132014-06-11T15:15:05.222-07:002014-06-11T15:15:05.222-07:00That must have been a microburst as that weeping w...That must have been a microburst as that weeping willow looks to be down in a depression so should have been able to withstand high wind gusts. I love weeping willows and it seems every golf course in the South has them posted next to a lake as they do love their water.<br />I also get emotional attachments to trees and remember hearing that within days of my Grandparents home being sold a huge oak tree on the front lawn under which my mum and I both played as children was unceremoniously cut down....I was livid,GSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903412564467078538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-47212261610374144592014-06-11T12:37:54.636-07:002014-06-11T12:37:54.636-07:00Oh no BB!- Heartbreaking!
Im so sorry that happen...Oh no BB!- Heartbreaking!<br /> Im so sorry that happened to your beautiful tree. It was so majestic.<br />Save the wood and have a heirloom piece of furniture made.<br /><br />And maybe plant a new one for Fathers Day...?Bebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890730800940018414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-17570635368487453882014-06-11T11:44:40.173-07:002014-06-11T11:44:40.173-07:00I am so sorry - you know I love a good tree... tha...I am so sorry - you know I love a good tree... that is a scary wind storm!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-62311943963267423942014-06-11T10:03:30.731-07:002014-06-11T10:03:30.731-07:00Oh no! I feel for you and Hunter, that tree was a...Oh no! I feel for you and Hunter, that tree was a beauty. What a weird storm? And 3 trees in 3 weeks? DaniBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633155240779845497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-50570664311178053242014-06-11T08:51:34.108-07:002014-06-11T08:51:34.108-07:00It was gorgeous and the centerpiece to my front ya...It was gorgeous and the centerpiece to my front yard. Big Sigh.Blue Boobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504819843930360278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-45429658430157196332014-06-11T08:50:44.795-07:002014-06-11T08:50:44.795-07:00Surprised we didn't lose power also. As Em sa...Surprised we didn't lose power also. As Em said, could have been worse. We could have lost a tree close to the house and had even more damage. SighBlue Boobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504819843930360278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-8788449814300440792014-06-11T08:49:31.056-07:002014-06-11T08:49:31.056-07:00Am a bit emotionally attached...was gift from kids...Am a bit emotionally attached...was gift from kids for Mother's Day well over ten years ago. My folks wanted their ashes spread underneath it when they pass. Guess they will just have to live another twenty years.Blue Boobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504819843930360278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-21079638793966999912014-06-11T08:47:58.535-07:002014-06-11T08:47:58.535-07:00We have just been getting these quick, torrential ...We have just been getting these quick, torrential storms for the past several weeks. Been here 14 years, lost one tree many years ago, have now lost three trees in three weeks.Blue Boobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504819843930360278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-89872530405168372732014-06-11T08:46:41.853-07:002014-06-11T08:46:41.853-07:00The storm came in yesterday afternoon for all of t...The storm came in yesterday afternoon for all of twenty minutes. Not sure what we will do.Blue Boobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504819843930360278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-52470764700440705712014-06-11T08:01:42.202-07:002014-06-11T08:01:42.202-07:00So sad. That tree was absolutely amazing.So sad. That tree was absolutely amazing.JulieStyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250867698565961431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-9735728166756720672014-06-11T06:22:14.561-07:002014-06-11T06:22:14.561-07:00So sad. Something similar happened across the wa...So sad. Something similar happened across the way from us a few years back. A number of weeping willows were felled by a storm, and they are irreplaceable. They are so elegant. Very sorry.Pat Olskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122299121164106652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-45965167413391767092014-06-11T05:56:51.138-07:002014-06-11T05:56:51.138-07:00Oh wow, that's awful!Oh wow, that's awful! Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-5656997093572937522014-06-11T05:56:12.001-07:002014-06-11T05:56:12.001-07:00Your willow! Was there a microburst? That's ...Your willow! Was there a microburst? That's a sad Hunter all right.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175229460841379583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255316850717004074.post-13768614631696888582014-06-11T04:22:11.640-07:002014-06-11T04:22:11.640-07:00Oh no....Storm? Is there a way you can replant a c...Oh no....Storm? Is there a way you can replant a cutting of the tree somehow?Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.com