Timber!

The "small" cedar tree in our front yard came down today.  Every Arborist that has visited has recommended that it be the first tree to take down, and although it would have been fine for many more years we decided to take it out now so we could prevent damage to a more mature garden in the future.  Plus, who doesn't want more sun when you live in the Pacific Northwest, this summer being an exception of course.

It was a very exciting morning as the crew came, limbed the tree, then took it down in chunks.  The tree that came down is probably the smallest cedar in our yard, but as we watched them take it down we realized how big the trees around us really are!  Amazing!

What else was amazing was how little damage they did to my garden.  They knew where the limbs needed to go, and while there was some minor damage to one of our apple trees every came out rather unscathed.  I was completely impressed.

Some more pics from my phone.  TIMBER!