A TREE-mendous Morning

We had a huge holiday party this weekend, so I thought that I wouldn't have anything to share on the blog today because no work was done. I was very happy to be wrong, though! About 7:30 this morning, the tree crew from the city showed up. There was no way I was leaving for work with the street full of equipment and branches falling everywhere, so I watched and took pictures for the blog. It's so funny how seeing something like this is just as exciting now as it was 20 years ago. There's just something about the destructive powers of man vs. nature!


First went the canopy. This guy bounced around in the cherry picker in the power lines like a champ. I would have been terrified.





Periodically, the guys on the ground fed the big branches into the chipper.

I got better shots as the tree trimmer moved away from the sun.

Great action shot!

Giant bulldozer to move the trunk and the leaves (why are there still leaves on this tree in December?)

The broken trunk that caused all of this mess.

Goodbye tree!

It looks strange to see the house without the tree on the corner, but we'll get used to it. We have the option of getting a street tree in the spring in front of our house, but Aaron's not sure. A lot of the street trees have disrupted the sewer lines, so it may not be a good idea.