All Things Alissa

The elm tree on the right desperately needed to be cut down. Our neighbors were beginning to be quite nervous. With each storm, be it rain, snow or high winds we all held our breath. Please may a branch not hit their house! Please, oh please may a branch not hit their house! We called around for estimates, not the chopping up or the take away, only the actual chopping down of the elm. Boy was it pricey. We crossed our fingers and waited.


This past ice storm brought another large tree limb crashing ever so near our neighbor's house. Cesar was the man and decided that this was the weekend. The elm was coming down. It was coming down and it would land on our property and it would land between the two standing cedars. He tossed up a climbing rope wrapping it around the top part of the tree. Secured it around a third cedar across the driveway and revved up the chainsaw. Hugo and I hung out for a bit but the wind was cold and we soon headed indoors. I was washing dishes at the sink when the tree came crashing to the ground. I jumped two feet in the air at the sound. Hugo and I hurried back into our coats for a closer look.

Interesting mushrooms along the upper trunk.






Cesar did a great job felling our elm all on his own. It was a lot of work for him. He breathed in a ton of saw dust and coughed his way through Sunday. Our wood pile just grew a ton.

Sorry I went a little shroom crazy with the photos. I couldn't help myself!

The End.