Taking Down The Widow Maker

There is this one tree that is right behind the RV that sits about 6 feet away.  The tree is a beautiful Oak but it is a widow maker.  The roots are exposed and it is leaning towards the RV that is why Tim calls it the widow maker.  Well, we survived the Fall with acorns dropping on the roof sounding like bombs and we survived the Winter with the cold temperatures, snow and ice. Well now that Spring is here it is time to seriously look at the widow maker and Tim just did not want to take any more chances so yesterday morning Tim and George began to clear the widow maker of its branches.  With the tree leaning towards the RV Tim and George figured out how to secure the tree and have it fall the opposite direction of the lean.  They secured the tree with chain and rope and began cutting it down.  Right before it was time to chop it down Tim had Shadow and I leave the RV just in case it fell the wrong way.  Shadow and I were safely in the Crafty Cottage waiting for the tree to come down.  I expected to hear a boom or something but I didn't hear anything.  The widow maker fell in the direction away from the RV and now we don't have to worry about the widow maker any more.  Great job Tim, George and BJ (George's Handy Man). The widow maker is down and will be chopped into firewood and aged so George can burn it in his wood burning stove next Winter.  There are a couple more trees to come down but the widow maker is gone and the RV is just a little safer now and so are we!