Making Coffee

I saw a great reaction to our "new" yard this morning. The coffee pot sits under the window looking over the back yard. As I was preparing the Maxwell House, down the street comes this SUV. You can see the street quite clearly now. The SUV slows from a clip to a crawl. The older gentleman, driving, stares into our yard with shock, horror or just plain disbelief. I wonder if he was one of the Lundeen boys.

We always hear from our older neighbors about the Lundeen's. They lived in the house for at least 40 years. They had 6 boys and 1 girl. I do not know how everyone fit, but they left an impression.

The good news: Menard's has split rail fencing on sale; $21 for a 10 foot section.

They are gone!

It was sad to watch. Our yard looks like it belongs to a Suburban tract house. I have a ton of pictures and some video. I will be setting them up on youtube and Flickr.

The Demise

Today is the end.

Tree Wake

We had a tree wake on Sunday. We invited a ton of friends and family. We cooked out. We sat under the trees. It was nice to have that final day. Next time we have a party some people will have a reference of the change.

We received an email from one family member who said we where weird. My wife was a little passionate in her response. How passionate? Sweet stuff is a mild Minnesota girl; our dearly loved relative told her not to be so "Salty!"

A friend said we should not mourn death, but celebrate the life of whatever we plant to replace them. Oh we will!