I’ve learned the hard way that Mother Nature is anything but weak and feeble.
I bought a house in the country a little over 30 years ago — a total fixer-upper. An old couple had lived there — hoarders — and the place was a mess.
But that didn’t trouble me. I was full of energy. I had big improvement plans. Then I learned how ruthless Mother Nature really is.
I first discovered this wh...