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Around the house.

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Yesterday was a sad day for our immediate neighbors.

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The row of willow trees that have graced the front of their property for more than 80 years…

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Were deemed a nuisance to the power lines and cut down by the state.

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As a rule willow trees don’t live that long but these were glorious and well cared for.

We will miss them.

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Squirrels.

Nature’s seed stealing acrobats.

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My husband was thrilled when he received this red seal five dollar bill as change the other day. I made the mistake of asking why it was special but zoned out after the first 17 minutes of rambling explanation. Here’s a more succinct recap.

On June 4th, 1963 President Kennedy signed executive order 11110 which allowed the US government to make it’s own money and bypass the Federal Reserve. The 4+ billion dollars of United States Notes (backed by US gold and silver) were put in to circulation in denominations of $2 and $5. The $10’s and $20’s were printed but never released as he was assassinated and the program was shut down.

How thrilled was he?

The man actually ironed it.

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24 thoughts on “Around the house.”

  1. I know how painful it is to see healthy “old” trees be cut down but it might be a small consolation to know that the willows will grow again. They grow fast.

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  3. Well, it could be worth $5.50 by now, one never knows.
    I actually thought the Gold Standard lasted into the 70s. To find out it was Kennedy who gave Americans the right to print free money is surprizing. I always thought it was a Republican who was responsible for such a ridiculous move.

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    1. And speaking of ridiculous moves, cutting down a whole row of beautiful treees was a horrible move. Why not just move the lines back 10 feet for a short space. Electricity does not have to move in a straight line.
      Or, like we are doing up here, burying the lines to protect them from ice, high winds, and wildfires.

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  4. Wow, a nuisance huh? I’ll tell you what’s a nuisance, the power company hiking prices in a crisis. In the newer neighborhoods around here, the power lines are underground. I know in rural areas they run out in front of properties but still, it’s a shame.

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  5. I don’t collect folding money but that’s a great find. We have Jerry the Human squirrel to do our trees. We have a lot of them and many of them grow near the power lines above our yard. We pay for it, but I don’t want the butchers from the power company in my yard at all.

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  7. Ugh. We’ve had this happen as well. Not with willow trees but other trees. They cut down several and then put some sort of poison on the stumps. Everything was killed. Across the street, tress were merely cut back away from the lines. When I called to complain, they said across the street is a different electric company. When/if this happens again,we will fight the poison at the very least. Bye beautiful weeping willows.

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      1. The time before, they just cut down the trees. This last time, about 4 years ago, they cut everything and then put some kind of poison on there to kill it completely. I can tell you, that part is definitely not happening again!

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  9. My heart breaks for those lovely Willow Trees! 😩
    Ok, I zoned out after reading the first sentence about the stamped five-dollar bill. LOL!! He’s a funny guy!

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  10. A couple of different arborists have told us we will outlive the maple tree in our back yard. I hope it doesn’t leave us soon – the whole character of the yard will change (and the glorious shade it provides will be gone) if ever it needs to come down. Of course, out in the garden this morning I was cursing it because of the zillion and a half little mini helicopters it sends down each spring. Actually, a bunch of ash trees are coming down on our street due to emerald ash borer. That, too, will change the character of our street. 😦 Long live trees!

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