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Our Backyard Tree is Gone!

Did I love this tree that provided so much shade in the backyard, near the backdoor and around the patio? Oh yes, very much. 

Did I keep up with its maintenance to keep it a manageable size so it didn't get too close to the house offering a bridge for animals to crawl around my roof and attic? And danger of dropping a limb onto the house? No, no I didn't.


I looked at Dave and said "Ok, ok, if you want to remove this tree, it's fine. I think it's time." And within 48 hours he had a few estimates and was scheduling a crew to come and remove it. So quickly, that I couldn't even second guess it. 

Here's the tree and you can see how close it got to the house. LOVE all the shade. Not loving all the danger it posed, especially with this strong storms blowing through more frequently. 


And then our NAKED backyard with out the tree. Such a big difference! I keep saying: "this is what was best for the yard and our house in the long run. Big trees shouldn't have been planted that close to the house in the first place. And we'll get used to it." 


I have a plan to create a nice fire pit space here. And I'd like to power wash the patio now that we have full sun. 

And maybe add a flower box under that little bathroom window. 

And maybe a little trellis along the right side to grow star Jasmine or something viney and pretty that wouldn't have survived when the tree was blocking all the light. 

But, yeah, I miss my big tree. 


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