Comments on: The Big Excitement http://chickensintheroad.com/living/the-big-excitement/ Life in Ordinary Splendor Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:54:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kim W http://chickensintheroad.com/living/the-big-excitement/#comment-39014 Kim W Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:38:45 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=8024#comment-39014 We had a monsterous Blue Spruce pine tree in front of our house until just a couple of months ago - now no one can find out house! haha! :wave: We had a monsterous Blue Spruce pine tree in front of our house until just a couple of months ago – now no one can find out house! haha! :wave:

]]> By: Lisa http://chickensintheroad.com/living/the-big-excitement/#comment-38971 Lisa Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:36:52 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=8024#comment-38971 Oh my, I think I would've sat down in the yard and cried. I've only had to do that once, cut a tree down I mean. I was just sick. An ice storm took it and some greedy man with a chainsaw finished it off. I still fantasize that I could've saved that tree. May a new once grow quickly in it's place. Or close to... Oh my, I think I would’ve sat down in the yard and cried. I’ve only had to do that once, cut a tree down I mean. I was just sick. An ice storm took it and some greedy man with a chainsaw finished it off. I still fantasize that I could’ve saved that tree. May a new once grow quickly in it’s place. Or close to…

]]> By: shirley http://chickensintheroad.com/living/the-big-excitement/#comment-38961 shirley Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:20:15 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=8024#comment-38961 Suzanne, your story touched my heart. My husband loved trees, and when renovations began on the apartment complex we live in, the very first thing they did was to begin cutting trees. My husband was extremely ill and had lost his ability to walk. The tree in front of our apartment was planted there 15 years ago and they tagged it for cutting. One of the the things my husband enjoyed there at the last, was to ride his scooter out front and sit in the shade of the tree and have a snack and chat with whoever strolled by. Everybody loved him. The neighbors removed the tag from the tree and stood around the tree holding hands and refusing to allow the tree cutters to cut it down. They cut down every tree on the property except "Mr. Wilson's tree". That was May '07. He passed away in June'07. The tree still stands with his bird house hanging from one of the branches. Suzanne, your story touched my heart.
My husband loved trees, and when renovations began on the apartment complex we live in, the very first thing they did was to begin cutting trees.
My husband was extremely ill and had lost his ability to walk. The tree in front of our apartment was planted there 15 years ago and they tagged it for cutting.
One of the the things my husband enjoyed there at the last, was to ride his scooter out front and sit in the shade of the tree and have a snack and chat with whoever strolled by. Everybody loved him.
The neighbors removed the tag from the tree and stood around the tree holding hands and refusing to allow the tree cutters to cut it down.
They cut down every tree on the property except “Mr. Wilson’s tree”.
That was May ’07. He passed away in June’07.
The tree still stands with his bird house hanging from one of the branches.

]]> By: Donna http://chickensintheroad.com/living/the-big-excitement/#comment-38960 Donna Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:09:55 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=8024#comment-38960 When I saw the men with chainsaws, it reminded me that last year my inlaws had a HUGE Black Walnut tree cut down, for the same reason - close to thier home, old, etc. A few of the tree huggers in the family we so upset they did not consult an arborist (sp). Anyway, the remarkable thing is that the man who felled the tree, did it with ONE ARM - he cut it down, AND hauled it away. Everyone that heard the story, said NO WAY..but he did and refused ANY help. It was his life work and he preferred to do it alone. I think he was in a motorcycle accident or something. It was a huge tree. When I saw the men with chainsaws, it reminded me that last year my inlaws had a HUGE Black Walnut tree cut down, for the same reason – close to thier home, old, etc. A few of the tree huggers in the family we so upset they did not consult an arborist (sp). Anyway, the remarkable thing is that the man who felled the tree, did it with ONE ARM – he cut it down, AND hauled it away. Everyone that heard the story, said NO WAY..but he did and refused ANY help. It was his life work and he preferred to do it alone. I think he was in a motorcycle accident or something. It was a huge tree.

]]> By: Fencepost http://chickensintheroad.com/living/the-big-excitement/#comment-38959 Fencepost Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:41:39 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=8024#comment-38959 I hate it when the old trees have to come down. Recently, here in SC, there were many huge trees taken down by the highway dept. They are widening the two lane and took out many trees. Breaks my heart! I hate it when the old trees have to come down.
Recently, here in SC, there were many huge trees taken down by the highway dept. They are widening the two lane and took out many trees. Breaks my heart!

]]> By: Brenda Kula http://chickensintheroad.com/living/the-big-excitement/#comment-38958 Brenda Kula Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:25:42 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=8024#comment-38958 We get attached to trees. I have two tall spread out pine trees in my front yard. And I have this special attachment to them, although I've only lived here four years. I love to look out toward the front while sitting under the gazebo and see the big needled boughs heavy with pine cones. Brenda We get attached to trees. I have two tall spread out pine trees in my front yard. And I have this special attachment to them, although I’ve only lived here four years. I love to look out toward the front while sitting under the gazebo and see the big needled boughs heavy with pine cones.
Brenda

]]> By: Estella http://chickensintheroad.com/living/the-big-excitement/#comment-38957 Estella Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:11:57 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=8024#comment-38957 So sad that the tree had to come down. So sad that the tree had to come down.

]]> By: Harbor Hon http://chickensintheroad.com/living/the-big-excitement/#comment-38956 Harbor Hon Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:01:25 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=8024#comment-38956 Rest in peace lovely tree. Good to know that your wood will keep Georgia nice and warm next Winter. Love that Georgia had a front row seat to the event. Always great to see her. Suzanne, you take some of the best pictures I've ever seen and you can tell a story perfect enough to make us feel like we're really there. Thanks so much. xxoo Rest in peace lovely tree. Good to know that your wood will keep Georgia nice and warm next Winter. Love that Georgia had a front row seat to the event. Always great to see her. Suzanne, you take some of the best pictures I’ve ever seen and you can tell a story perfect enough to make us feel like we’re really there. Thanks so much. xxoo

]]> By: anne http://chickensintheroad.com/living/the-big-excitement/#comment-38954 anne Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:30:35 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=8024#comment-38954 I love, big,old trees! It's sad when they have to come down. It seems like such a loss. Anne I love, big,old trees!
It’s sad when they have to come down.
It seems like such a loss.

Anne

]]> By: catslady http://chickensintheroad.com/living/the-big-excitement/#comment-38953 catslady Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:15:27 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=8024#comment-38953 That's so wonderful about saving parts of the tree. That's nice that you are replacing them - too bad you didn't have a seed from the very tree to plant for future generations lol. We bought where we did because it was a lovely dead end surrounded by woods. We were promised they would never build because it was between two counties. Just as I was having my kids down went a lot of the trees and now fancy smancy homes surround us and while they now have dead ends, I have a ton of cars racing down my street arghhhhh. That’s so wonderful about saving parts of the tree. That’s nice that you are replacing them – too bad you didn’t have a seed from the very tree to plant for future generations lol.

We bought where we did because it was a lovely dead end surrounded by woods. We were promised they would never build because it was between two counties. Just as I was having my kids down went a lot of the trees and now fancy smancy homes surround us and while they now have dead ends, I have a ton of cars racing down my street arghhhhh.

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