Kirk's gone and my life goes crazy!

Kirk is gone this week and next week for K9 school. So.... that means all heck breaks loose for me at home. I found a dead bird under my hood on top of the radiator smelling up my car and garage. A baby calf has an injured foot and I'm on cattle duty. And, I woke up to this tree branch. It looks like lightening hit it because the top part of it is black. But, I really have no idea. Here are a couple of pictures of it. I'm sure the neighbors are tired of looking at this eyesore, but it will have to wait until Kirk gets home.