#138 - Don't Like Saying Good-bye to Trees

​22 Years

We've had 4 Live Oaks growing in our front yard for 22 years.

Today, two of them were gone in less than an hour. They needed to go.

Five guys skillfully climbed and zipped and sawed and danced around our yard for a total of two hours. Long limbs were trimmed. Stumps were ground into sawdust. Leaves were raked. The yard got brighter.

I moved from window to window, watching the show. It was the biggest "quarantine window entertainment" we've seen in 6 months. ​

But the view from upstairs made me sad. The tangle of green branches is gone from this view. Yes, the "street trees" had to go and the bigger tree limbs were touching the house. But I really liked the cozy, private, jungle-feel, of before.

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It's funny though. On this day, when the house suddenly became more visible and the yard became brighter, I saw and spoke with more neighbors than I have in months.

Before the work began, I had 4 conversations while standing apart in the street. These in-person chats were brief, but so needed... after months of neighborhood texting. For a half year, the homes on our street have pretty much been sheltering in place. Those who brave the heat like us, mostly hang out in backyards. Suddenly today, the world opened up in front! ​
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