The redbud was Di's favorite climbing tree, and in the summers, the kids would play under its shielding leaves. So many memories were dying away, but we knew we had to take it down.
Throughout the spring and summer, Don had been cutting a limb at a time, leaving some for the trash men and putting the larger logs in the log pile. This morning, he decided was the day . . . he would stay home from work and finish the job.
When I came outside about 11:00 a.m., he was cutting a wedge in the tree so that it would fall the way he wanted it to. Then he started to cut the tree down. Watch as you see what happened:
Ten years ago we would have been so mad. This time, we just laughed. I thought I was well out of the way, but as you can see, even with the best plans, things can go wrong.
So now, with a little work on the gutters of the house, a little tune-up on the chain saw (that got stuck under the tree), and a little repair of the work bench, things will be back to normal. Within an hour, the tree was chopped up and the majority of sticks were picked up. So little harm done!
But . . . even when you think you know what you are doing, it is best to leave things to the professionals! Right, Don?
that's awesome. I love how Dad tries to push the tree the other way before he realizes it's a lost cause...
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