Tree saga gets heavy

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So now that he was ready to go we discovered that the thing weighted . . . oh . . . I don't know . . . 1000 pounds. Even with the 6 guys we couldn't realistically move him. It seems like just a little tree, but when you consider that it has been there for over 20 years, and probably much longer than that, factor in the clay soil prominent in this part of the country . . . that is one heavy tree.

Another day elapses.

Finally Andrea happened upon a dude with a backhoe down the street who was all gungho to move the tree ( for a few bucks of course) and after several harrowing moments where the tractor almost tipped over Snufflupagus is home on the other side of the yard. VK is happy that we didn't have to kill another tree like the dogwood that we murdered to install the hot tub.

Life is good.