The Southern Pine Beetle claimed about 30 of the pine trees in our side yard, and they came out this weekend. We also took out the big queen palm (Micah will be disappointed, but it was leaning toward the house. Our neighbor had one come down in the last hurricane.), all the melaleuca (an exotic), and a few others. It's a big job, but it had to be done sometime. The yard can definitely stand some landscaping, but in many ways it's better. The back of the property is very pretty now that we can see it, I won't have pine needles in my pool anymore, and I won't have much risk of trees falling on my house during hurricanes. It looks a little naked, but it reminds me of how the Israeli immigrants of the 40s revived the desert. Anything is possible!
The kids have thoroughly enjoyed trepsing around over all the stumps and dirt.
Noah went garage-saleing today and found a 14 x 6' trailer for $20. It's rusty, but solid.
They had been planning to sell it to someone for $10, who never bought. Apparently they cost almost $1000 new. It was hiding in the bushes; who says money doesn't grow on trees?
It's been really rainy here, and lots of mosquitoes to boot. Er, to bite. We're dealing with it. Just looking forward to nice weather and thanking the Lord no hurricanes have come.
Well, enough of the boring stuff. The kids had a great bedtime. Micah gave Levi a kiss, and Levi promptly replied, "nite, nite." Considering their boyish, competitive nature, I get a lot of reassurance from those moments.
