And now for the crazy stuff.

Once upon a time last Thursday, I had a normal house, with a normal front yard and a normal car in the driveway. Then on Friday, the tree in our front yard decided it was bored with standing upright.

Well hello there, tree. Welcome to the ground.

It stood 50-60 feet tall; now it lays (mostly) quietly across my driveway. And my neighbor’s driveway. And the street.

Nice roots.

There was no rain, no wind. No car drove past to frighten it, no neighborhood pets were scampering nearby. Nothing. It just… fell.

And what do you think is under that tree now?

Yeah, I don’t think that’s a good sign.

The front and rear windshields are smashed, as are some of the other windows. And, you know, there are tree limbs in the roof, and that’s never good. We’ll see what it looks like when the tree comes off. Which it hasn’t yet, as tree trimming crews don’t so much like to do emergency tree removal on holiday weekends.

So that’s been my weekend. There’s more to tell, but it will have to wait. I’m exhausted. And those pictures make me a little queasy. Hope you’re all well and without any sort of arboreal interference in your households!