Timber

A dying pine tree was cut down this summer. The concern was taking action before a tropical storm or hurricane caused it to fall on a house. Pine becomes brittle when a tree dies. So, it would be harder to cut down when the whole tree is dead.

Piece by Piece

Branch by Branch

Dying Tree

Lightning Strikes

Lightning recently hit this pine tree. The bark went flying all over the place. You can see the exposed area runs top to bottom.

Flying Bark

Birds on a Branch