Fallen Trees

We recently removed five trees in the back yard: two grand firs, two scotch pines and a norway spruce and the tall cedar tree in the front yard.  The neighbors on the corner removed three tall firs that towered over their house.  During a recent storm a bolt of lightning struck a tall fir at Hudsons Bay High just a mile west of our house, shattering it.  I was terrified that during a wind storm one of the trees would get struck by lightning or crash into the house.   It was definitely time to remove the trees. 

PUD removed the top of the five tall trees in the back yard to 10 ft. below the power line.  Two weeks later Frontier Tree Service removed the 75 ft. long and 8 ft. high mound of branches and logs left by PUD and cut down the rest of the trees in the back yard.  They removed the tall cedar tree on the last day.   It is great having the trees gone.