Humber House in the summer.
An overcast day.
Lots of green.
This large Maple in the front yard is beautiful.
But, the other day, I was looking at it from the deck and noticed that... it was huge.
Taller than the neighbours' houses on either side.
This made me very nervous.
We have storms here: wind and snow.
I looked at the roots. They didn't look deep.
It was time for it to go.
I hired a local man to fell it.
He came prepared: several chainsaws, scaffolding, a pick-up truck,
a thoughtful approach and a sense of humour.
He arrived at 9:30 am or so, and worked all day.
Despite the wind and rain, he didn't stop until it was down around 5 pm.
He went home to clean up and have supper and returned at 8:30pm to remove the wood and branches in the semi-darkness.
He came again the next morning for several hours to finish the job.
He raked up and took away every last branch and leaf.
I let him keep the wood (I don't need it).
He will split it and sell it.
He did a great job.
The next day, I worked on my bedroom window.
  
It is high and narrow: 60" x 22" and faces south.
It had a sheer curtain on it that created diffused light but was too transparent at night.(http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/90111980/)
I took the curtain off, installed mini-blinds and put the curtains on top, again.
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Result: diaphanous privacy!
I took a walk in the backyard and found an overgrown rhubarb patch.
I harvested the rhubarb and some cherries and made a pie.
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