Plums Away

After years of debating, years of disgusting smooched up sticky plums under our feet and years of not being able to use half the backyard, we finally removed one of the plum trees. It took so long because the thought of actually removing a healthy tree was terrible. But the need for space for the kids to play and hangout that didn't become ridiculously gross for 3-4 months a year got bigger than the guilt of cutting it down.

So, with just about an hour of work, it is gone. The backyard is still very green and 'tree-y', but a bit brighter too. So far, I like it a lot. We'll see how the squirrels feel about it when the come later in the summer to find their treasure gone.