If A Tree Falls In The Woods...

Oh but ours didn't fall in the woods, and I could definitely hear it! Unfortunately, our huge old ash tree in the front yard was eaten by carpenter ants last summer. The damage had weakened the tree to the point that we feared serious damage to our house if we were to get hit with another hurricane. So we had it cut down before the next storm season is upon us.

Sam was very interested in all the loud noise outside, so we pulled up a chair and let him work on his lunch while they began.

Then later we did some swinging while we watched. It was really pretty cool to watch it all come down. The stump grinder was an awesome machine, but I couldn't get a picture because the wood chips were flying everywhere!












And 5 hours later, our house was a lot more visible from the street. I'm pretty sure we're going to miss the extra shade when we get our first summer electric bill, but it had to be done. Now...what to do with that big empty spot?!