Timberrrrrrrrrr

Amy and I have wanted our pine trees gone since the day we moved in almost four years ago. A nice tax return a few years gave us an opportunity to get rid of them. Then we found out that our friends Sean and Steph were to be married in France, right outside of Paris, and we were asked to attend. Paris… Trees… Paris… Trees… Yeah, we went to France and had a ball.

Well, this year we once again got some money back on our taxes and didn’t have any friends getting married in foreign countries, so we pulled the “tree cutting” trigger. We had eleven trees removed. I took the day off from work to watch the excitement. I almost wished I hadn’t witnessed the procedure. The tree guys brought in a crane to remove most of the trees and watching a tree being lifted over the top of your house is a bit nerve racking. I had some great video of the event, or so I thought. My camera decided to pick that day to conk out.

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Four trees removed from the front yard.

Seven trees removed from the back yard.

The one we wanted gone the most was the sweet gum next to the deck.

I’m standing on my back deck looking over my house for these shots.