Forget the call to Hammond Lumber for a specialty dock. I now have what could be my own homemade dock as the result of a fallen tree.

Yes, this tree toppled into the Sandy River this winter. If it made a sound, I didn't hear it. I just discovered it over the weekend.

Your Scribe is a giddy optimist, of course: the sieve is half-full, not half-empty. So my (early) plan is to slice off the branches here and consider tying up the canoe alongside. In subsequent photos, I will show that it took so much of the river bank that there is now a sand beach.

Yes, this is the Sandy River. It is known for erosion.

There was nothing I could do. Now, I will ponder how I can make the best use of this unusual situation.

I am open to suggestions . . .

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