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Living in the Land of Little Houses

Once upon the time there was a tree, loved by the people who owned it, hanging over the pool of a neighbor. This tree presented a challenge to the neighbors, it blocked the sun, muddied the pool and would not allow the neighbors' grass to grow.
So one day, the neighbor asked if we would allow him to cut the tree down. He had spoken with two tree people and both had said that cutting just the offending limb would endanger the tree. Our neighbor offered to pay for the entire removal. We agreed, not wanting to pay for the removal ourselves after watching the slow and painful death of the severely altered tree.
It hurt like hell to experience the loss of this tree. The lighting changed in the house, our privacy was taken away-two neighbors could see straight into our yard, and this doesn't even attend to the fact that I side with the Trees, Animals and Earth itself. I think our impact as humans is far too great for the Earth as a living entity.
So we had a landscaper over...

The new babies will need a heck of a lot of water each day, and some coaxing too. I have been asking them to send their roots downtown, to drink as much water as possible and to take care of their leaves.
We have gotten into the habit of sitting on a bench on our back porch and drinking wine while reading a book together. Monday was our first night in our newly revamped surroundings.
It was superb.
This, (go ahead and click it!), is a very exciting aspect of our new yard.
When we first bought our house a friend of my folks made a fabulous birdhouse for us as a housewarming gift. It has been a decoration in the house for close to three years and because of the landscaping work we decided it was time to make a support to hold the birdhouse. This pole is cemented into a bucket. Another pole fits securely inside the bucket pole and will screw into the bottom of the birdhouse. Photos coming soon!