Blast from the Past

Several weeks ago it snowed before all the leaves fell. 

Rather pretty, don't you think?

Now that Tree is Cherry

A couple years ago, a big wind blew down a tree.

It landed, in part, on a nearby cherry tree.  The cherry tree suffered some damage.  Not only that.  For months, the cherry tree suffered the indignity of having a fallen tree lying on it.

 Eventually a ranch hand removed the tree debris.

Some ranch hands are easily distracted.

In spite of all that dillydallying, the cherry tree rebounded.

With gusto.

Overly Verdure

The people who lived on this property before we moved here planted many trees and shrubs of various types both deciduous and evergreen.  Bless their hearts.

Trees, give me trees, lots of trees, fence me in with trees..

When placing young plants it is vitally important to consider how big they will be when full grown.  Failure in this area becomes especially noticeable when greenery is planted near the house.

When you look out the window to this view, you know it's time to do something about it.

Happily, Captain Sawzall is on hand to tame the overly verdure.