Day 143 "Timber" mixed 9 x 6

We have a number of tall pines in front of our yard next to the street.  Our electric company has done a great job over the past few years inspecting trees for their health, then asking if they can take down any that have aged out.  These trees are beautiful waving in the wind during our variable New England weather.  Years ago, during a heavy snow storm or wind, we would inevitable loose power, sometimes for several days.  That has not happened (pause to knock on wood) for the last few years, even during snowpalooza of 2015 when we got a record breaking eleven feet of snow.) The difference in number of power outages is due to the expert work of these electric company crews who trim back trees, take down trees, and keep our power lines relatively unencumbered.  This past week, they came to remove a few trees from our front yard.  It is precision work.  One lane of traffic still gets by, with police presence, while these large pines, with 2 foot diameters, came down in pieces.  This tree man on the ground, worked with his partner up in the bucket, with a rope and a winch.  The rope was applied to a piece of the tree above, the winch tightened, and the branch sawed off.  They all landed in the narrow space of half the narrow road.  Impressive.  When the larger pieces fell, I could feel the house shake.  So could our cats, who found this process unnerving.  
This is my hundred forty-third daily drawing.  Thank you for taking the time to look at my observations of daily life.