From the “I sleep all night…work all day” Dept.

So my brother, Win, and I were cleaning out the back yard. It was a sight to see.

Imagine a sea of dead grass, with green islands peppered here and there.

The islands are weeds; the only thing that can survive during the summer without proper lawn care.

I also used a chainsaw and cut down a tree.

The tree was planted 8 years ago by my aunt. I have no idea what type of tree it is, but it grows like a weed, the neighbors complain, my mother complains….

So it had to go.

Too bad.

At least my apple tree can flourish now.

I have to give a lot of credit to lumberjacks, even though I had a chainsaw, cutting the tree down (7 inch trunk) required a lot more effort than I expected.

Prior to last years pruning, the tree was almost as tall as the house. After we pruned ALL the branches last year (8 hours hacking at it with a kitchen cleaver—no chainsaw), the tree still stood well over 12 feet.

Like I said, the thing grows like a weed.

I feel kind of bad…destroying the environment and all…if my aunt hadn’t chosen such a hair-brained location for the tree, it would probably still up. Maybe I’ll go to the nusery and buy a small maple tree or oak….

The cycle continues.

-T