We’re having some trees trimmed and one removed from our backyard. Yay! Picture it… chainsaws, men in trees, backyard chaos. I don’t know who was more excited to see them show up, me or the kiddo. (OK, it was probably me.) But still, all around entertaining for a kid (which is great ’cause it’s not like I’m whisking him away on a field trip while we have big chunks of trunk falling into ours and our neighbor’s backyard. You know, liability issues).
I thought Chance might be scared by the noise but as soon as I explained that we were having a tree taken down in the backyard his rather accusatory response was, "Yeah, they’re TOO tall!" ?! OK then.
Between the two trees we’re having trimmed and the one taken down there has been A LOT of debris. (Oh, and if you’ll all excuse me a mini rant here… who the hell plants two (huge) avocado trees, a pepper tree, and a privet in their backyard as well as a myriad of other small trees – all of which drop shit like there is no tomorrow?! I swear, we had thought the two sycamores in our old house could drop a lot of leaves, but at least that was once a year and they were pretty! Every single tree in our backyard seems to produce a continuous stream of fruit, pollen, and leaves all year round. Keen is out there sweeping every couple of days. And you can’t even eat the fucking avocados.)
Anyway. One load of many to be ground up.
Pulling out the big tools on the condemned tree. Manly!
And the giant erection award goes to…
Ah, phallic jokes and landscaping. Good times. – wg
I edfinitely see it. But you knew I appreciate a good penis reference.
Wow. There’s just so many penis-related things I could say right now, but I’ll hold back. Except for “ride ’em, Cowboy!”
that’s like a troll’s dick
or something from a medical book
you should keep it just for the comedy value
I pretty much live for half of those things. I think really meant for me to be a perpetual 12 year old boy.
God meant it. Yeah. My fingers missed a beat as I was giggling over “troll dick.”
That’s why I like living in the desert. Not too many trees to manicure or chop down.
And it has warts.
Oh yummy…guys in hard hats!!
ktjrdn – who doesn’t like a good penis joke?
KC – I say, let the comments rip! (The cowboy one came to my mind, too.)
CroutonBoy – it could be a conversation piece!
foradifferentkindofgirl – we should start a club
Jason – that would definitely be an upside if you don’t like to garden. Except I do! Just not when it’s so messy.
Evyl – Yes, I think that tree has slutted around a little. Obviously they didn’t teach about genital warts at the tree clinic.
Summer – up close they weren’t that yummy. š
(late to the game but had to comment)
And did you notice that the two chairs are perfectly positioned to be part of that picture?