Papa Oak

We lost one very large tree this spring when a tornado missed us by less than a half mile. Here are two pictures of the large oak tree not far from the spring that was bypassed by the storm. Both show the large horizontal branch that grows to the west. It's about seven feet off the ground at the trunk and reaches out at least 35 feet. I really should measure it someday.

 
Our house will be somewhere not too far below this tree. We are counting on it to live a lot longer.