Tree Removal Videos

It took a few days, but I put together a playlist on youtube with footage from the tree removal.

Strangely enough, several of the videos already have a number of views. There must be people out there googling "tree removal videos." I'm now regretting not selling tickets to the big event!

http://www.youtube.com/user/reenie716#grid/user/6876F67D0DBC2206

Goodbye, Mr. Oak Tree!

I posted the pictures from this morning's tree removal. I really didn't expect it to be so interesting... Three guys showed up and took the tree down in a few hours. One guy climbed the tree and cut down limbs with ropes, and the other two guys helped guide the limbs come down and worked on chipping and clearing away debris.

The pictures are available in Picasa, so you can follow this link and view the slideshow:
http://picasaweb.google.com/reenie716/TreeRemoval
2010?feat=directlink

Here's the before picture:
And after:

This will take a lot getting used to... We'll miss the tree terribly, but are happy not to come home and find it in the middle of our chimney!

I'll post some video when I get a chance to piece through the footage and load them into Youtube.

Tree Woes

We're still trying to figure out what to do about the oak tree next to the deck. We've asked for three estimates so far and have received two. One estimate is to save the tree with rods and cabling and the other is to take it down. The second guy was a little too enthusiastic about chopping it down for my taste! Both estimates took my breath away...

It would be really hard to imagine the landscape without it...

Below is a closeup of the crack in question. There's no doubt that the tree is in trouble and a big wind storm might take it down and it is close to the house.

I felt like I needed to add something cheerful to this post, so here's one of the brighter spots in the landscape. This endless summer hydrangeas really lives up to its names