"See the tree how big it's grown!
But friends it hasn't been too
long it wasn't big."
I must admit to having mixed
emotions when we learned
our park manager had hired a
company to take down some of
the tall timbers in our
neighborhood.
The decision as to which were
to fall was left up to us. We
had five huge evergreens
greens on our lot.
And I remember when my wife
planted them some 42 years ago.
Just as in the old Bobby
Goldsboro ballad they were little
more than twigs back then.
Not any more!
Each towered 30 to 40 feet above
our house.
We had been toying with the idea
they should be cut back or cut
down for some time.
Probably since the day a few
years back when we saw the ground
beneath a much smaller sixth
tree move up and down as the
limbs swayed in the wind.
In case you hadn't noticed
the wind seems to have picked up
across the country lately.
That may have figured into our
decision to let these lumberjacks
do their thing.
Armed with little more with a
chainsaw, ropes,and climbing
spikes they scaled the trees
to the top then cut their way
through the branches on their
way back down.
The trunks left behind were
carefully cut and dropped
exactly where these woodsmen
wanted them to fall.
I had hoped they might have
carved a bear or eagle on
their way down but the
emphasis here was on speed
and efficiency.
In fact they might have been
a little too fast.
I had expected to hear somebody
yell 'Timber' as each fell.
If anybody did it was drown
out by the noise of the saw
and the large shredder that
turned the branches into a
sort of evergreen salad.
Don't get too close to that
thing!
I'm sure we'll miss the
shade. And it's a good bet
some local birds and at least
one squirrel are upset with us.
The sap from those limbs on
top of our car will not be
missed. And we may find
ourselves sleeping a bit
better when the high winds
blow through on those dark and
stormy nights.
So rest easy if you're in
our neighborhood, unless you're
one of those birds, and let's
hope all your NEWS is good.
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