What's left in the yard...

Big things were happening in our yard on this sunny September day.

Ben and Maggie watched out the window as big trucks, a gigantic crane, and a bunch of men cut down four trees in our yard.

We had a few trees that were in need of coming down. We had put it off for quite some time but the opportunity came the other day and we did it.

We watched as the men used a chain saw to cut the tree and a big crane lifted it high in the sky over the power lines.

I don't think Maggie left the window for even a minute.

But Ben took time away to play.

After the tree was cut, and the big crane lifted it high in the sky, it was laid in the middle of our street to be cut into long logs and the rest was quickly turned into bark mulch.

And when all was done our yard looked bare...

With just a few tree stumps. This one was all rotted out in the middle and I am very glad it came down.

Oh, and we have a couple areas that the big crane sunk right down into the grass and left us with two big divots.

I have to be honest, even though it was the best and safest decision, it is a little sad to look out the window at where the trees once were.

Before long the men will be coming back to grind these stumps.

Katelyn was very sad when she came home, she is such an earth loving little girl, so we decided that since we cut down a few trees we are going to plant a few!