Last Saturday

Daniel had been working on cutting back the laurel bush (actually tree sized), in our front yard. It was over taking the side walk and the street sign and blocking the sun from shining in my office window in the mornings. I had trimmed it back a few times since we moved in, but it still needed a serious trimming involving ladder and long clippers and the falling of big branches. I am glad Daniel was up for the job and thoroughly enjoyed it, as he loves working outside. So, Saturday he finished the trimming and we borrowed Grandpa's truck (thanks Grandpa for always letting Daniel borrow your truck) and we headed off to McFarland's so we can pay them to turn our tree trimmings into bark. Here are some pictures of Daniel doing hard work and Beckett and I watching, as usual.

The laurel had been growing like a canopy over the side walk and covering up the street sign. Daniel cleared it all out.

It was also tangling with this beautiful red wood that my great grandma planted when she moved into the house in the 1920's.



It doesn't seem like it, but there is a surprisingly large amount of debris in this truck.



And it appeared very difficult to get out.



Good Job Daniel!