Sorry about your tree, Alice!

While cutting the lawn one day, I was stopped by a nice man named Ron who has lived in the neighborhood for decades.  He gave us the warmest of welcomes and said that he knew the couple that most recently lived in this house.  He mentioned that as they grew older, they had not been able to give the house the attention that it needed.  He was excited to see a young family with the energy it would take.

Ron also mentioned that they passed away a few years ago and that the wife, Alice, had gone a bit before her husband.  In her memory, a tree was planted at the house.  Here is a picture of the tree from last week:

Alice's tree

The size of the tree led me to believe that Ron might have a slightly different perception of how long ago Alice passed away.  The tree might have been 25 feet tall when it was planted and I could be completely wrong.

The tree blocking the house

Regardless, the tree needed to go.  It was far too large for our city lot and it blocked the view of much of our house.  Furthermore, it was a pine.  Pines are messy.  Pines leave sap, cones, and needles.

The crew from Economy Tree Service made short work of the tree.  Armed with a chipper and a fearless man with a chainsaw on an extension ladder, all but the stump was gone within 30 minutes.

Sorry Alice, the tree is down.

Hopefully Alice's family has other means of keeping her memory alive.

The grinding of the stump.

The house without the tree.