Down with the Trees!

I'm a tree-lover.  It hurts that three trees needed to be removed from close to our house.  But we've lived in fear of them coming down in high winds for years, and some of their large branches have actually damaged our roof.  So, down they come.

In the photo above, the tree-man is taking down an 80 foot tall cottonwood tree. He cut down a 70 foot tall Tree of Heaven (I don't know it's real name) that was almost growing out of our house's foundation.  He still has an old walnut next to our front entrance to bring down.