June 1st is Almost Here...

June 1st marks the start of the Atlantic hurricane season.  All eyes are already on the Gulf of Mexico with the massive oil spill messing things up along the gulf coast, killing wildlife, destroying economies, and generally making an oily black mess of things.


I was pondering on the front porch yesterday about what would happen if a hurricane should spring up in the Gulf of Mexico and over run the oil slick.  Not only would the oil really get washed ashore with the tidal surges, but  the hurricane would pickup the oily water from the Gulf of Mexico and drop it down all over the place in the form of rain - making beyond a huge environmental disaster!

Well, I'm doing my preemptive strike on hurricanes.  I've got a 70+ year old water oak in my backyard that is starting to show it's age.  It's got large knot holes in it and although it has survived hurricanes Rita and Ike, it's time for it to come down.  Should a storm spring up and the ground become water logged or very high sustained winds, the tree would literally split the house and who ever was in the house at the time in half.

So, sometime in the next  couple of weeks I'm doing my part in supporting the local economy by having it reduced to wood chips.

Need some good mulch?

Till next time, see you on down the road...