Well, instead of paying around US $ 80.00 for having this segment delivered,
I borrowed the pickup truck from a dear friend to drive the 50 miles to the Lowe's store on November 8.
On November 5, Pieter had started to put the bird baths back, the bird feeders up etc.
Just had the ropes untied and unloading it...
Untying it...
Stepping with one long leg into the pickup truck's bed... did not know how to lower the tailgate.
It worked!
Wearing my Escada wool sweater on Escada jeans and my booties from London.
You also see that barely any grass was growing anymore, due to the shade of that huge oak tree.
We sure hope to see grass grow there once again!
The chain to the left of Pieter, in front of the green lantern post, is from our hummingbird feeder, hanging in front of the bay window.
It all had to be removed before the tree got cut down branch by branch.
One of the tiles (seen on the left) also needed to be replaced for placing the bird bath on.
Pieter is wearing his Pennstate University sweatshirt.
You can see that the left tire is flat on Pieter's hand wagon.
Birds did not come back right away, they all got confused but it is as busy now as it was before!
You can see that the picket fence to the right of Pieter got slightly bended...
Here a branch must have hit it...
On November 8, in the afternoon, it got already replaced by Pieter.
The old one got cut up and with a 2 x 4" wood inside, Pieter managed to repurpose it for the bridge closest to the road.
Guess that trunk needs to be cut even, it looks like they put the huge chain saw in it, on the left...
They will be back within weeks for cutting down a 'leaning' giant along the creek and close to the road.
Always something to do on a vast estate!
Related links:
Big Trees Down and others Trimmed Continued | previous post of the taking down of huge oak tree
Our Bridges a Constant Battle with Mother Nature | previous post showing last photo with repurposed vinyl picket fence
