Tree Removal

We had 4 trees removed this week. Three were leaning, and a fourth was a little tree too close to the house. So now we get to choose the type and placement of some new trees. Right in time for a unit study on plants! Good timing. Weaver Curriculum, Volume IV, chapter 3.

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Luci was fascinated by all the work. She has on her headphones.

The tree stump here with the big dead spot was the tree that was the most dangerous. It was at least 50 feet tall (I'm sure it was bigger but I do not judge heights well), and very close to the power lines. It would have certainly hit the house if it managed to miss the power lines had it fallen on its own.

This is that dead tree. Taken from the front porch. It was much taller than what this photo shows. If you look closely, you can see the man leaning out of the bucket with his chainsaw. This is the same guy who took out trees at our old house when John was on his last trip to Af ghan istan. Fascinating for Luci!