The Tree Has Gone

 Not the Christmas tree; I don't bother with one anymore.

The big tree near the house and storage room! 

I'm talking about this big tree.

It was a lovely tree, but it had grown too big and too close to the buildings. The first plan was to trim it down, so the top was lower than the roof, but I think it died! I noticed over the summer that the leaves were brown, and there was no new growth!

While it was still green, if we had a typhoon or strong wind, there was a possibility of it hitting the roof, especially the storage roof.  Once it had died, I was very worried that a strong wind could snap it and send it onto the house roof; it seemed very dry and brittle.

This year, we have been lucky in that there have been no typhoons that have passed near here, and the windstorms haven't been that bad, but I didn't want to push our luck!

Recently, David has been out with his chainsaw, cutting down trees or trimming back some of the branches.  Today he tackled the tree!

Before

He had to climb on the roof behind the tree to reach the top part of it!

About halfway done

No more tree.

Looks a lot better. Also, there seems to be more light in the living/dining area!  

David said that the view from the roof is really nice!

I would love to have the money to take down the old storage area and build a new two-storey house! I can dream, can't I?