Tree Day Part 4

The other day when we finished cutting our trees down, I forgot to take pictures of the end result. I realized what I had done after it was dark so I took some after pictures today. As you can see the result looks very bare but hopefully when we get completely finished, it will look a lot better. When the morning sun arrives I notice how much brighter it is now that our shade is gone. I guess we'll just have to get used to it.

Notice the cracking and pushed out ditch. It was definately time for these gigantic trees with gigantic roots to come out.

I'm now looking around and trying to get ideas for some desert landscaping. Duane's tired of so much mowing. Getting rid of the front lawn is only a small part but every little bit helps. I'm kind of sad to be losing my lawn but I think we can make it look good if I plan well enough.

This is our gigantic side yard. Notice that the two trees in the front are gone but two new holes have been dug for a peach and apricot tree. Duane's going to move the water line down the hill so our little trees can have a regular drink. The stumps and logs will be picked up by the man that took the trees out later on this week. If I still had a wood burning stove I'd keep them but now we just have an electric fireplace. It's much cleaner and easier. Well there you have it folks. It will be nice when spring comes and our lawn can be green again instead of dormant.