Tiiiiiimmmmmbeeerrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!

We were sitting at the breakfast table on Friday when Jack turned to look out the window.  I looked and saw what had grabbed his attention -- the fruitless mulberry whose branches extend no less than 20 feet in any direction had split on one side and was quickly encroaching upon the house!  The branches overhanging the deck/patio area, which were usually a foot above the roof, were now only 2 feet off the deck -- and still sinking! We called the landlord, she called the tree service, and within two hours (yes -- two hours does seem rather long when half a tree is coming into your yard) we had two guys here with multiple chainsaws and one of those HUGE wood chippers.  Here are some before-the-tree-crew photos...

When Birnam Forest came to Dunsinane...

If you look at the left-most limb of the trunk, you can see the split...which had quite a lot of branches coming off of it!

Another view of the mild disaster...