Timberrrr!

Well, the past few days we've been dealing with cutting down half dead and already dead trees in the rear yard. We got a semi reasonable quote to cut, but to haul away was triple the price, so Dick said "we can do it!"  Many Aleve later, and about 4 trips already to the transfer station, we've hauled about 10 tons of dead wood in the truck and attached trailer and still have about that much more to go. (By the way, I never knew the dump could smell so bad-no wonder the people who work there are such Nazi's-I'd always be in a bad mood if I had to smell that mess all day!) Good news is the yard in rear now has sunshine pouring in and I can plant grass and beds instead of looking at brown dirt.  The rear faces east, so sun in the morning and shade in afternoon! A deck is in the plans too so we can plant the new red oaks to shade that.  Now, time for a good hot bath and scented candles.....