How does your garden grow?

I snapped this picture a few weeks ago, trying to capture the hawk in the middle-right section of the tree, but my lens wasn't quite powerful enough to snap the picture I wanted.  Little did I know I'd be using this photo as a reference shot, after Irene stormed through.

The entire tree is dead and sticks up above the others.  Enter Irene - with upwards of 50 mph winds, and there's going to be some natural pruning taking place.

So, yesterday, I snapped this picture of the same tree, minus the hawk and half the upper part of the tree.

And then I inspected the fallen branch a little more closely...sigh...

So, how does your garden grow?  Mine isn't growing so well right now.