"Who leaves the pine-tree, leaves his friend,
Unnerves his strength, invites his end.."
Unnerves his strength, invites his end.."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Well, with that said, I guess we've now officially invited our end. Yesterday two pine trees we're sadly removed from our yard. Not without great thought and care. The trees were not incredibly old, they were planted by previous owners. They were becoming a menace however, they were growing so large and fat, it seemed like one side of our house was being buried by them both. So the decision was made to have them taken down, and surprisingly...it was to our neighbors delight. They agreed the trees had gotten too big and they were dominating the skyline. We do feel rather awful about it, one does not make these decisions lightly.
My Dad sent me these photos from his phone.
Check out the pattern inside one of the pine trees stump.
Looks like we may have cut down a holy tree!
What the house looks like as of yesterday. Both trees removed from the right side of this photo. You can see the painters have finished priming and caulking the house. A few color samples painted near the bay window too! Sneak peak at what's to come!
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