Tree story - continued

The tree of which one part fell down during the storm, is no more. Staszek and myself cut up and cleared away the part that had taken over our lawn. After borrowing the gas-chainsaw from our good neighbours, buying one for ourselves was a very justifiable investment. For the rest of the tree that was still standing, we hired professionals to remove it. The fear of part of the left-over falling onto our neighbours garage or, even worse, house, won over the fact that we're sorry to have to give up some privacy and shade from the lovely green foliage. Plus: we'll have enough fire wood for the whole winter and beyond and our garden has opened up for more landscaping possibilities.