Tree Cutting and Wood Splitting

Before-You can see by the shade that we had a complete canopy from our front yard
After-there is at least now a break in the middle of the yard. Hopefully we will have grass by next summer
Just one of the 5 trees was usable for firewood. One was a dead pine, 3 were sweet gums, and this was a giant red oak. All other trees in our yard at 50-100 feet high and leaning towards the house. We'll have to have them professionally done.
This used to be a pretty bush before we had to bring one of the trees down in it.
Our friend Stephan totally decked out to wield a chainsaw for 3 hours and cut down and chop up 5 trees in our yard. 5 down, 10 to go.
Timber!
Stephan is amazing. He works with Lance as a full time actuary. He and his wife have a cattle farm just south of town, and he has a full workshop for woodworking (as his other hobby.) Oh and he just happens to have all the gear and knowledge for cutting down trees from growing up in Canada where they only had a wood burning stove to heat the house.