Steve called me at work the other day to tell me that one of the trees in our backyard fell down. We had been having pretty rainy, bad weather, and I guess the tree just couldn't hack it anymore. Fearing the worst, as Steve is prone to exaggerating just a little bit, this is what I cam home to:
Not as bad as I had imagined, but the tree did need to come down. The wood was rotted and we ran the risk of the rest of it falling (and possibly hitting the house), if we didn't cut it down. So we paid handsomely for some guys to come over and make tons of noise and mess with their chainsaws. End result:
It will take some time to get used to the yard being this bare and non-shady. And that ugly, old fence in the background?? It's now gone. Patrick from work built us a pretty, brand-spanking new fence. Pictures to follow.
So, as any homeowner knows, each action causes a domino effect of reactions. Tree falls down...pay to have tree removed...now that shade is gone, pay to have new windows installed to cut down on heat...pay to have new fence built since, now that tree is gone, imperfect old fence really stands out...new fence leads to probable new deck...probable new deck leads to new landscaping...oh, and since all this newness is going to lead to more time spent in the backyard, have to buy new swing set for kids and new lawn furniture for the adults. Yikes!! The simple act of a tree falling causes hemorrhage of cash...LOL!
1 comments:
my advice:
plant a bradford pear(they grow really fast)
buy some st augustine sod(1.10 a piece) for your bare spots
tint your house windows instead of replacing(very easy to do)
use all the money you saved to buy the new swing set!
see i know this plan because we did it all last year!
didnt know if you wanted that or not but you know me:)
i love sharing
BTW- want to come and tile my backsplash?
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