Recently some trees right outside our front door fell. The situation is this: we have some pretty tall and heavy (this is important later) hardwood trees around our house. They are nice to have in the hot summers because it keeps our house shaded. However, with any tree there is an element of danger, as in, oh-my-goodness-this-tree-may-fall-on-my-house danger, especially during a storm.
Storms pop up at a moment's notice throughout the spring and summer times in Georgia. These can have thunder, lightening, rain downpours, hail, and wind in any fun chaotic combination. During a storm about 2 weeks ago Matt was standing on our front porch when he witnessed three hickory trees give it all up and crash to the ground away from our house, thank goodness.
Oh yea, we had a sidewalk that lead to our front porch. It cracked to pieces like it was nothing.
Part II:
We called on the help of our families and three brave souls answered: my brother Alan, my dad, and Matt's dad. Unfortunately, I did not get pictures of the first "work day." But picture boys dripping with sweat thanks to the unforgiving humidity, welding roaring chainsaws and making huge stacks of firewood and limbs in our front yard. It was hard work.
Part III:
Now, with the trees out of the way we had to figure out how to get the stumps removed, sidewalk up and level the ground. Two new recruits joined the valiant effort: Matt's brother Jeremy and "The Excavator." The Excavator is such a boy's toy. Even Mac was speechless and completely content watching it work. This lovely 1.5 tons of construction equipment man-handled the sidewalk and, after some coaxing pulled the stumps out of the ground to be hauled away. It was impressive to watch.
The two hickory trees from the one root system was a challenge.
The large dirt hole left after removing the stumps and sidewalk.
One of the scraggly stumps. It makes me think of a Boabab tree.
What does it make you think of?
Filling in the hole and leveling the ground.
Before and After
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