When we moved into our house in late August, one of the major improvement projects we knew we were going to tackle was removing two, huge cottonwood trees in the back yard. This past weekend, the trees finally came down! The project began Thursday night with a two man crew beginning the project of cutting down the tree limbs. Saturday, the bulk of the trees came down. It was a very impressive process to watch, but also quite terrifying with the men up 100+ feet on the tippy top of the trees. I took the kids to Sarah's house on Saturday because I was too nervous! It was very loud when the branches dropped to the ground and, although the crew did a great job of keeping everything safe, it looked like the limbs had the possibility of crashing through the window! So I decided watching the whole process was not good for my mental health! But, the trees are gone and we won't have to deal with cotton flying around the back yard making me sneeze this late spring...hooray! Now, the fun of clearing the yard of tree limbs and trunks begins!
Day one: Taking down the limbs
The end of the first day. They cleared about 2/3 of the way up the tree.
On Saturday, the brave tree men climbed to the top to remove the rest of the trees.
The end result! And what our backyard still pretty much looks like. Free wood for anyone who wants to come take it!
The kids get a kick out of climbing on the big logs.
Except Laurel. Who was cold.
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