Door hardware and trees...

quick trip today to work out details for the front stairs, and took a look at a few things.

The nice oak tree in our front yard was not looking too good, and the pine trees at the waterfront had died - both caused by adding soil around the trees.  I knew it was a risk when we filled in the land at the waterfront, but the oak tree was an unwelcome development we were not expecting.  This past week our tree guy took down the pine trees and trimmed the oak, then took topsoil off the oak and fertilized it.  He says the oak tree now has a good chance to make it - we sure hope so - its a beautiful tree.

New door hardware inside and out:

View from the porch of the oak tree after trimming

View of the waterfront without pine trees,

Trimmed oak from the ground: