Native plants...

 Thanks to the "help" of the power company, I'm going to be in need of some ideas for decently sized native shrubs to replace a tree they removed from our alley property.  Technically, the tree is on our property, but, technically, they have the right-of-way for power line clearing, so Shawn talked to the guy and said, "FFS, don't let it die slowly, just take it out, if you're doing your usual butchering job." (Only a little more diplomatically.) So, I guess we get free tree removal as part of the deal? 

I put in an email request to get on the docket as soon as Rainbow Tree Care is up and running again. They regularly trim our trees for us, so I'm just going to have them remove the stump and give us a consult on native planting we might be able to do back there. 

To be perfectly honest, it's always been a bit of a junk tree haven, so we might as well get purposeful since our hand has been played for us, as it were.

Is it just me, or is this Tuesday a little cursed?

A friend of mine in Canada tried to on-line order some stamps and discovered Canada Post's website was down for ordering. She then tried to get e-books from the library and discovered THAT website was also down. 

Can we all check-in? IS YOUR TUESDAY OKAY?