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Here's the Before picture of the big maple tree in the back yard
Here's the Before picture of the big maple tree in the back yard		 Beginning the process
Beginning the process		 The first branches are heart-stopping as they thunk into the ground
The first branches are heart-stopping as they thunk into the ground		 Then it gets tougher working around the power lines
Then it gets tougher working around the power lines
Here's how they held the lines aside; they also used ropes to tie them either closer to the tree or further away
Here's how they held the lines aside; they also used ropes to tie them either closer to the tree or further away		 This is a sequence of several photos showing cutting a large branch at the bottom
This is a sequence of several photos showing cutting a large branch at the bottom		 While holding it up at the top
While holding it up at the top		 and letting the bottom fall down to the ground
and letting the bottom fall down to the ground
and then suspending it while pieces are then cut off the bottom
and then suspending it while pieces are then cut off the bottom		 They took out a piece of the fence to walk the brush thru to the street and to reach the neighbor's yard
They took out a piece of the fence to walk the brush thru to the street and to reach the neighbor's yard		 working working
working working		 cutting cutting --- like a careful puzzle
cutting cutting --- like a careful puzzle
the view from the side yard
the view from the side yard		 Here's how it looked above the house (in the back)
Here's how it looked above the house (in the back)		 In the middle of it, Don took the dogs out for a walk!
In the middle of it, Don took the dogs out for a walk!		 About this time, the wind started to kick up!!
About this time, the wind started to kick up!!
The view over the house again
The view over the house again		 Taking these tops off really made the big branches sway
Taking these tops off really made the big branches sway		 But they reduced the wind drag, so they didn't swing in the wind as much
But they reduced the wind drag, so they didn't swing in the wind as much		 cutting cutting
cutting cutting
This and the next two photos is another sequence of how they took down the last top
This and the next two photos is another sequence of how they took down the last top		 See the guys pulling on the bottom?
See the guys pulling on the bottom?		 Now they pulled the power lines towards the tree.....
Now they pulled the power lines towards the tree.....		 and dropped the pieces over them
and dropped the pieces over them
view over the house again
view over the house again		 Now pull the wires away from the tree
Now pull the wires away from the tree		 and guide the trunk down easy between the fence and the house!
and guide the trunk down easy between the fence and the house!		 climbing!
climbing!
cutting
cutting		 crunch!
crunch!		 Here's the hole in the front free, where we'll be removing a large branch
Here's the hole in the front free, where we'll be removing a large branch		 Climbing up in the tree; they'll also remove some of the branches to lighten out the top
Climbing up in the tree; they'll also remove some of the branches to lighten out the top
After view in the back yard!
After view in the back yard!		 They suspended the pieces of the branch from upper branches and swung them
They suspended the pieces of the branch from upper branches and swung them		 into our neighbor's yard (who wanted the wood)
into our neighbor's yard (who wanted the wood)		 There it goes!
There it goes!
See the dark area in the middle; this was the weak area where the trunks came together
See the dark area in the middle; this was the weak area where the trunks came together		 Here's the 'after' in the front!
Here's the 'after' in the front!		 The hole is still there, but the pressure of the large branch is gone!
The hole is still there, but the pressure of the large branch is gone!		 Side yard after photo in the back yard!
Side yard after photo in the back yard!
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