A Simple View

It might sound silly to someone who wants a sweeping view

of vast expances or city lights.

But I'm completely thrilled at the moment with our front view.

This is looking right out our front door.

We aren't far off the little mountain road.

It had become overgrown which Mr LB actually liked from a privacy aspect.

Buuuuttt.....

There's only so much we can take.

We actually fell and cleaned up 2 large trees and numerous smaller trees 

from this not so large area.

We did keep a bit of firewood from the larger two.
(A thorn apple and an old plum - not all shown.)

We got the spring fire going and worked out here all day.
I'm hoping to put a waddle fence up to hide the propane tank.

This is the closest thing to a "before" view.

Maybe that makes me a bad blogger

since I don't think of everything in life as a bloggable moment 
and take pictures of the progression.
Sometimes it just feels good to work - without technology.

All I know is it's kinda difficult for me to make the decision to cut down a tree

so when I ask hubby if he wants to play with the chainsaw,

he seldom hesitates.

We would have half as many trees if it were up to him.

We have two more yet to go (over in the big yard) but the ground is too wet at the moment so we have to wait.

One is a huge cottonwood that is reeeeally leaning.
That won't make good firewood, 
but we might use it for early fall or late spring fires.
The other is a good sized locust that is dead but one little branch.
That one should be great for firewood.
For now, I will look out my front door and appreciate a day spent working 
with my wonderful husband and how much cleaner it is.
This is my simple view.