Timmmmmmmmberrrrr!!

The power company said our trees are a real threat to the power lines so they needed to go. That was a few months ago... BUT they finally came out yesterday and started the job. Due to how many trees we have, how many power lines we have in the yard, etc. the job ended up taking two days. At first I thought the yard would look weird, but I actually like how it looks now. Being able to see the soccer fields behind the house makes the yard look bigger and the sun shines in our house longer now which is great.

Here's the left side of the yard before the workers began. Notice the BRIGHT green shirt? They were trying to figure out how to get the far tree down without taking out 7 different hot power lines.

The right side of the yard before they started

Bye tree tops!

Rosalee wanted to get a picture of the man "up high in the bucket being silly" so I helped her with the camera.

The nice men left me some palm trees, how nice!

The tree on the left is SO tangled in the power lines that all they could do (on the first day) was top the tree and make it even with the cedar.
Day Two
This is the picture that Rosalee INSISTED I take of the "monkey men up in the trees". I honestly find it a little insane that these guys were up in the trees with spiked boots and a chainsaw hanging off their hip.

Our yard now!

All that is left is a LARGE pile of firewood, some level to the ground stumps, and the one lone cedar tree. We like the cedar, it blocks the ugly power line pole.
Now I can FINALLY start the garden!