Three or four trucks seen around in the park, taking care of the park and the trees. And we mean the GOOD kind of taking care, not the killing them kind. Along the Lullwater path, there were two workers getting up a huge, broken branch that was high up in a tree. Kind of terrifying to watch. One guy climbed up to it - 20-30 feet above the ground, along a narrow looking branch. Apparently the two guys take turns climbing. This climb, they brought up a little manual pruning saw to get the big branch out. We saw the whole thing, even took a video, but it's a little blurry - it's that 16X zoom. Anyway, they finished and I mentioned how terrified I was that the branch would break and the climber would fall. They told me it was a very strong ironwood tree, and the branch was alive and still strong. They said ironwood was so strong they used it for airplane propellers, and native Americans used it for a lot of things.
Beautiful cold, crisp day today - not too windy. there was a nice breeze yesterday, and I got some great pictures of the new flag at the Parade grounds, fluttering in the breeze. Fluttering is not the best word, but neither is waving or rippling. I need a stronger word, for a stronger and more dynamic flag movement. Any suggestions, readers?
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