Cutting Branches!

One of the projects that has been on Derrick's

mind since we moved in 4 1/2 years ago, has begun!

Derrick and Stewart started cutting branches off 

of our big pine trees, in hopes to have at least 2 of 

them gone by winter. The trees have been such a pain!

They drop pine on vehicles and on the ground. Then

we step in it or our dogs step in it, and then track it

around the house. It takes a lot to clean it off of our

vehicles. It gets on our clothes if we decide to sit on the

 ground, or on the porch, and it doesn't come off! The pine 

needles and pine cones are every where, and it

makes the yard look pretty bad, and if you step on 

a pine needle, ouch! Nothing grows under the trees, 

so we have little grass. The roots of the trees are 

shallow, so there's always that fear of them tipping onto

our house. We want leafy trees! =)

They had an audience. =)

He was yelling, "Timber!"

Lowynn found this praying mantis.

Oddessey was intrigued by the mantis, but

didn't want to touch it! =)

They decided the rope they had on a pulley to get

 the chainsaws up in the tree, would be fun to play 

on. So, Derrick used it to get down, then up. 

Stewart tried to pull himself up while standing in a loop

he made in the rope. Yeah, didn't work. =)

Then Stewart wanted a turn using the rope

to get down.

My kids thought it looked fun, so Stewart let 

them have a few turns. =)

It was a fun weekend! I hope we are able to

reach our goal!