The trees in front of our house aren't done yet. There some sort of maple that holds onto those leaves usually until the first snow falls. Then we shovel and plow 'em up and rake 'em in the spring.
I would like some snow for Christmas. Not yet though. The winters seem shorter if we don't get snow until after Thanksgiving.
We have those too.... But with the wind so hard the past couple of days from the south lots of leaves have been ripped off... BUT they are all in the neighbor's yard! :sillygrin:
These aren't silver maples. They are some Queen Norway something something. We used to have a silver maple that was planted in the backyard when the people before us had planted it under the phone and electric wires coming into the house. It got big enough where it had to come down.
The city considers the silver maple unacceptable for boulevards because the root system is shallow, and they are messy. They aren't a hard wood maple.
The reason we know all this? We had asked once about transplanting the one in the backyard to the boulevard. They said no and if they found one there, they would remove it at our expense. It was then we asked about what kind of maples were on the boulevard.
The townhomes planted a red maple and a sugar maple in our yard when it was built, so now they are pushing ten years old a doing relatively well. They are on the southeast corner of the building , so they are relatively sheltered from storm winds. I'd have to agree with the shallow root system - the red maple is on a slight incline and its roots stick out of the yard everywhere on the hill. When the grass grows thick it's covered it up well, but in the spring right after the snow melts it looks hideous. I've been nagging the association to put in a retaining wall to stop the erosion of topsoil around its roots. One of these days those roots will be big enough to ruin a mower.
Because of where they are sheltered, they did not get hit with a hard frost when a lot of their neighbors did - they actually still had green leaves on Halloween. - They stayed attached through those winds from the weekend before. They started turning color on Saturday - the red maple turns bright orange and really makes the yard looks like its on fire. I took a couple photos on Sunday but I can't show you cuz right now the wife has the camera...
Those maples lose leaves FAST. I mean REALLY fast. By Electon day BOTH trees were barren.
I must be using the wrong cleaning compound or something since it doesn't matter how fast or often I try and clean it, it just doesn't seem to look any better afterwards. It looks great while I'm cleaning it just not after it drys.
How your deck looks doesn't really matter - as long as it stays erect and does its job. Throw a cover coat over it if you don't think its pretty enough. :wink:
OK you need to stop I'm running out of reasons to tell Lisa why I'm laughing at the computer...she just doesn't understand why decks are funny...I liked it much better before she knew how to read....
Oh it's a pretty deck alright. It just looks better after it's powerwashed is all. I'll post a picture sometime. It might need to be in 3M's thread though. :wink:
I usually have a qualified inspector feel around for imperfections and rub them out if possible. But there also may be scheduling conflicts where I need to do the rubbing myself.
Wasn't that the storm where the temp dropped so fast it caught many hunters out in the woods without time to get to a warm place before it all hit? Like it was 60+ degrees and sunny one minute then only an hour or two later it was in the single digits and blizzard conditions?
Or maybe I'm thinking of a different storm. I gotta go back and look through all my Minnesota weather books again to confirm. I have two of the books signed by Paul Douglas. I miss him.
That's the storm. It was duck hunters who got trapped on islands in the Mississippi and froze to death. Half of the dead were duck hunters.
My mom told the story of how she was shopping in downtown St. Paul when she left the Golden Rule and saw it had started to snow. She decided to beat the storm home and got almost as far as Concord and Bryant, where Buggs Bar is, and couldn't get up the grade because it was too slippery. She left the car and hoofed it from there to home, about 1 1/2 miles.
I would like some snow for Christmas. Not yet though. The winters seem shorter if we don't get snow until after Thanksgiving.
We have those too.... But with the wind so hard the past couple of days from the south lots of leaves have been ripped off... BUT they are all in the neighbor's yard! :sillygrin:
The city considers the silver maple unacceptable for boulevards because the root system is shallow, and they are messy. They aren't a hard wood maple.
The reason we know all this? We had asked once about transplanting the one in the backyard to the boulevard. They said no and if they found one there, they would remove it at our expense. It was then we asked about what kind of maples were on the boulevard.
Because of where they are sheltered, they did not get hit with a hard frost when a lot of their neighbors did - they actually still had green leaves on Halloween. - They stayed attached through those winds from the weekend before. They started turning color on Saturday - the red maple turns bright orange and really makes the yard looks like its on fire. I took a couple photos on Sunday but I can't show you cuz right now the wife has the camera...
Those maples lose leaves FAST. I mean REALLY fast. By Electon day BOTH trees were barren.
got them raked
seems like you didn't get your big deck from your dad.
the soft slow snow falling is beautiful today though
Nicer when it's not enough to go shovel, but enough to stick on the trees.
Our old mailman's deck. Huh
Looks like I might need to have a talk with my mom. :ooh: :wink:
wait a minute..... :sheepish:
in much better shape than your deck imho.
With a name like a girl why would you even have a deck? :eek: :wink: :smile:
Besides - if you're cleaning your own deck - you can clean it as fast or as slow as you like to. :wink:
I must be using the wrong cleaning compound or something since it doesn't matter how fast or often I try and clean it, it just doesn't seem to look any better afterwards. It looks great while I'm cleaning it just not after it drys.
sorry, too far? :sheepish:
Too far?
OK you need to stop I'm running out of reasons to tell Lisa why I'm laughing at the computer...she just doesn't understand why decks are funny...I liked it much better before she knew how to read....
I think in your case they both may accomplish the same task though. :ooh:
It's a skating rink in a lot of spots out there.
Nov 10, 1975 - 29 Souls lost in November storm on Giche Gummie
November 11, 1940: 145 souls perished in Armistice Day Blizzard, 49 in Minnesota
P.S.- You're friggen hilarious you are :eyeroll: :coolfrown: :angry: :frown: :wink:
or did they rub them out already?
maybe I'll have to bring my microscope over to check their work.
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So why do we always end up talking about Cluey's DECK! :goofy:
you might want to try to scrap it...but geez...not sure whats best for that problem.
might want to blow it but could be messy.
its called "All hell broke loose".... or something similar.... its filled with pictures and stories from people in MN, that lived through it....
pretty good read...
Or maybe I'm thinking of a different storm. I gotta go back and look through all my Minnesota weather books again to confirm. I have two of the books signed by Paul Douglas. I miss him.
on the Paul Douglas front - I have no doubt that we'll hear from him again....
still sucks though, the way it happened...
It's a nice deck for sure, but... :ooh:
My mom told the story of how she was shopping in downtown St. Paul when she left the Golden Rule and saw it had started to snow. She decided to beat the storm home and got almost as far as Concord and Bryant, where Buggs Bar is, and couldn't get up the grade because it was too slippery. She left the car and hoofed it from there to home, about 1 1/2 miles.