Now this is a B--I--G tree.....beside an old Searcy Arkansas home.

Each time I drive by this house and it is almost every day, I drive a little faster thinking that if one of those limbs comes down on me, I'm a goner!

Well, not really. But I always think that the tree is as historic as the house. This house is known, I believe, as the Deener house. I once had it listed and was fascinated by the features that dated back so far. Reportedly it was built in 1912.

The house is on Center Street in Searcy Arkansas, White County. In fact, here's the way it looked before it ever had a tree in the side yard. And before Searcy had paved streets. It's on the Register of Historic Homes and was placed there in 1982. It is so covered in trees now that you can hardly see the details but you can sure see this tree!

Just a quick glimpse of the front? Here you go.

The original fireplace looked like this.