The big Kahuna finally cut down this oak tree while he was home on holiday this past Monday.  I am ashamed to admit that it's needed to be cut down since late September 2004 ... yes, you read that right. 

The poor thing was a victim of massive amounts of rain and wind from Hurricane Jeanne.  The storm uprooted it quite a bit and the tree has been leaning ever since.

The tree has been topped a couple of times over the years to prevent any damage should it fall (untopped it would have crashed onto a portion of our roof and taken out our power, cable, and telephone lines if it had ever fallen).  Even topped, it posed a danger of crushing our a/c unit if it fell.  I don't know why the Big Kahuna never would cut it down and it's certainly something I would never have dared attempt myself. 

Tiger Cub took great delight in checking out all the holes left by the woodpeckers.

Mama Cat