The extratropical cyclone that hit this past weekend apparently did do some damage at the farm. We have this giant willow at the north end of the property. It's probably 50 years old. The goats love it for the shade, and of course the leaves.
Yesterday as Male Handler (MH) was fertilizing a couple of almond trees at the end of the orchard, he took in the view of the giant willow. Typically you can see the green lush grass underneath.
Here is the giant willow in early spring (2011).
Yesterday though something made MH do a double take. The tree seemed to have expanded exponentially.
Upon closer look, it had become THREE trees.
Now that's some split!
The leaf cutter ants were working the tree. Ironically, this tree had a huge leaf cutter nest in the crook which might have lead to some decay. The ants would bring in leaf material....traveling great distances from another tree, across the ground and up the willow tree to their nest in the crook. Even with the tree now split in three with no crook, they were STILL traveling up the tree.
Chochi thinks she has died and gone to heaven, and it aint so bad....
Timi is just plain dumbfounded and unsure where to start, but in any case, it's going to be a good eating day!
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