I rolled up to a big commotion this morning, a couple of patrol cars flashing lights, traffic cones blocking half the road, several public safety trucks, lots of orange vests bustling around, standing around or directing traffic. Small engine noises up ahead. I feared the worst and was about to take an alternate route but one of the DPS guys said they were cutting up a fallen tree and were almost finished so I stayed and talked for a while. Him curious about bike commuting, me curious about the tree since it's normal for me to port over or around trees after heavy rains. This one was partly in the street, more urgent I guess.