Bye Bye Trees

We got rid of some trees today. The one tree in the back is completely dead. Like bark falling off, branches falling down, dead! We had to get rid of it before it fell and broke something:

We figured since we had to get one tree down, we might as well get rid of another one. The one in the front was just in the way, it blocked our back yard majorly! In the fall we would like to extend the actual grass area, so this tree is kind of in the way:

 First they cut the branches off the alive tree:

Then they slowly cut down the trunk of the tree:

Then they moved on to the dead tree. They actually tied a rope to the top of the tree and pulled it down. That's how dead it was, all it took was some pulling. Now granted they cut a sliver so that it would break a little more easily. But still, pulling a tree down! Crazy!

Next, the clean up!

The finished product:

 Trunks waiting for pick-up:

I have to say this is a HUGE difference:

 

Looks so much bigger and brighter now!