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A new batch of widowmakers

The recent windstorms have left new widowmakers in the trees. I spoke with a young neighbor who was hit by one, and left with a gash in the back of his head – and was reminded that they aren’t all that easy to see when you are dropping a tree. It is a reminder of the blessings of wearing a hard hat – but even that isn’t a perfect solution. Still wedged in the tree after nearly sixty years. A…