Winter Storm Quinn took quite a while to make up his mind about whether he'd be a snowstorm or a rain event, but overnight, he decided to get nasty and coat the trees and wires with a heavy dose of the heavy white stuff. The ground was already saturated with moisture, and when the wind kicked into high gear, it looked like I'd have to get the generator cranking as soon as the precipitation moved out of the area. Oddly, though, the lights stayed on despite the fact that many large trees came down, root balls and all. The fall of giants is, no doubt, good for the forest, and brings light and opportunities to the woods that enable new life to flourish. But the sight of a huge oak that was simply blown over like a matchstick certainly gives the observer pause... and relief that the documentarian was sound asleep when the crash came.