Dinner was interrupted this evening by a knock on the door and subsequent notice that about one third of the foliage in our front yard breathed its last. We have two large trees in the front yard and before today I couldn’t have told you if they were bonsai’s or apple trees. Turns out the one closest to the house was a Silver Oak which was starting to rot on the inside.
Luckily, the first third of it to go was the section pointed away from the house and towards the driveway. Our neighbor from across the street watched it slowly peel away from itself from the friendly confines of his garage/living room. He was kind enough to come over and inform the kid and I about it and then offer to bring his chain saw to help us clear the driveway as well.
We were both in agreement that the whole thing should probably come down since the direction the next section would head is C’s bedroom. Any recommendations on a good tree removal specialist? One preferably bonded and isn’t your typical “neighbor’s cousin?” No earthly idea what the cost is but I am going to guess in the $750 dollar range for a tree the size of ours. I’m also not a fan of leaving the stump so that will more than likely cost me more to have it removed or ground down.
On one hand I hate to see it go. It provided large amounts of shade and was nice to look at. On the other hand I won’t feel too bad once fall rolls around when I don’t have to pick up the 14,000 individual spiked-fruit it nestled nicely in my lawn.
I guess we’ll be in the market for the annual $80 tree sale that our town puts on next time around. A couple of pics of the carnage.
More than one would probably make me look like a fringe reader. I’m not.
But I do like this illustrated story about a man, his two sons, and their love for the NYC Subway system. In a small way, I can relate to the boys about their passion. I too, love the NYC underground transit system.
I think the economy is hurting. It could also be due to the fact that they open 4 stores on every major street corner in my town. That doesn’t seem like really good business sense.
Just took the Inbox Zero approach to clearing out the dead weight in my email client. Not quite at zero but getting closer and feeling less burdened by it on every delete.
Matt Harding has been pretty internet famous for a few years. In ’03 he quit his job and decided to travel for a while on the money he had saved. While out, a friend talked him into doing some dumb little dance that he would do while at work. Deciding it funny to themselves, he continued dancing for the camera in all of the other places he went. Once home, he edited and posted a video of his dancing around the world and it spread like wildfire.
Because the Internet is so great and people just throw money at it for no reason, Stride Gum saw the video, contacted Matt and then funded another video (or two). If you’re following along, that means Matt gets paid to travel and dance.
His 2008 video is out, in HD no less. While I don’t really understand it, I do love it and think it is pretty well produced.
If you make it to the :50 second mark, you’ll probably stay to the end.
