Transformation

So, when you write a blog entry entitled, "Before," some people might expect there to be an "After" post.

The "After" is still in progress, even three months later.

But it's been three busy months.

A man with a chainsaw . . .

. . . and a helpful assistant can get a lot of work done in a few weeks.

They turned this . . .

. . . into this:

(Okay, that one's not a lot different.)

This . . .

. . . into this:

This . . .

. . . into this:

This:

. . . into this:

And this:

. . . into this:

It was a pretty big difference.  It opened things up a little, and took out the worst of the junk.

Also, it produced a whole lot of yard waste that we put on the curb to be collected.

Unfortunately, in the process of improving things, things started to look worse.  Depressing and worse.

We took out about seven trees, and things looked lighter and brighter, but the light only highlighted all the flaws.

So we got some professional help.