Shopping to rent a big crane was not on my Christmas wish list and it was not on my "to do" list until 2 days ago! While there is never a "good time" for a gargantuan oak tree to fall from our property and land on our neighbor's oak tree; 1 week before Christmas and our trip to Israel was definitely a lousy time for the random occurrence!
So, while gravity and Blood, Sweat & Tears suggest that "What Goes Up, Must Come Down" ...in our debacle in appears that "What Goes Down (Tree), Must Come Up (via Crane)!" Or more precisely, that in order to access the down/fallen tree we needed a crane to lift it up/out of the neighbor's yard!
The "backyard" of our Alpine Avenue home provides excellent privacy with all the large trees but you pay a price to live with undeveloped terrain! Just like in any forest, Mother Nature Rules! With bad storms and high winds this fall we've already had 2 major disasters! Just over a month ago a massive oak branch demolished our master bedroom deck which is still getting rebuilt!
So, our lovely private open space has come to feel like a big black hole! Brent has dreams of terracing the back, putting in a bocce ball court, maybe even a gazebo that doubles as a weight room. But I'm just not sure the land out back wants to be developed! The trees certainly seem to have a mind of their own!
Watching the crane and tree cutters yesterday was fascinating! And since it happened on a Wednesday the "little people" (children of the runners) got to watch the excitement! Loud, noisy, messy! A definite crowd pleaser for 2, 3, and 4 year olds!
