This week, we had one of our trees in the backyard removed.  All of the other trees in and around our yard have bloomed, and this one hasn’t done anything yet.  We watched it for a while, and we decided that it was either dead or very sick.  Either way, we knew that we needed to have it removed seeing as we now live in a city that can be (and has been) hit by hurricanes.  We just wanted to get it taken care of before hurricane season starts.  So, here are some pictures of one of our trees coming down.  It was a sad day…

 

 

Now, does anyone have any ideas as to what we should do with that spot?  One option is to leave the stump and do nothing.  Another is to remove the stump and plant another tree.  And yet another is remove the stump and plant some grass.  Any other ideas?  Keep in mind that the dogs rule the yard and that they would destroy almost anything else there (like a garden).