Hurricane Peggy

Peggy and Ernie, our grandkids' other grandparents, and the closest family members to our property, dropped us a visit yesterday morning. They built a really great house north of Duchesne, and are about 45 minutes from us. It was so nice having visitors. Ernie helped Jerry tie down some tarp on the camper shells, and Peggy kept me company in the 5th wheeler while the guys were out working. Perla (our faithful hound) kept close to her fellow-females in the trailer where it was warm and food was available. She isn't proving to be much of a mountain dog; she would rather be inside than running around chasing squirrels.
While we were pondering the impending storm and the wind that was bearing down on us, Peggy told us some fun and interesting stories about storms she had weathered in the past. Notably, several trees have fallen very close to her, and she has resigned herself to the fact that, for some unknown reason, trees seem to "fall down around me". I had this strange, nightmarish image of trees falling all around Peggy as she walked through a forest.

We were sad to see our friends/family members leave, but it was time for us to pack up our belongings and head back to Salt Lake City. 15 to 20 minutes later, Peggy called.
Peggy: "Kim, there is a very large tree down in the road. Do you have a chain saw?"
Kim: "No, we didn't bring one up this time."
Peggy: "Ernie has a carpenter's saw and is working on some of the limbs. Do you have a saw?"
Kim to Jerry: "Jerry, do we have a saw?"
Jerry: "No, I didn't bring it up this time."
Kim: "We don't have a saw with us."
Peggy: "Ernie, they don't have a saw."
Kim to Peggy: "We are leaving right away and we'll help you move it."
Peggy: "It's a really BIG tree. And just up the road is another tree that has fallen in the road. I think I'll call our neighbors in Duchesne; they have a chainsaw."

20 minutes later, we came to the spot where the tree fell over the road.

This was no little tree! Peggy wasn't joking; trees fall down around her.

One down, several (down the road) to go!

At least it was a very nice (although windy and cold) day.







What's that down the road - another tree? Peggy must have passed through here!

But it wasn't the biggest one the two Norwegian lumberjacks moved!


I guess the next thing on our shopping list for the mountain property is a couple of chain saws.
Thanks for visiting us up at our property, Peggy and Ernie! If you had not showed up when you did, we would have been stuck up there!







Then again, maybe the trees (5 in all) came down because Hurricane Peggy was here!!!!!