Timber!!!!!

Today Daniel got home from his trip earlier than expected, so he decided to do a little yard work.  He started by trimming a few of the bushes and cutting down the trunk of a dead tree (very small dogwood).  Then as he surveyed his work, he decided he didn't like a bush/tree that is in front of our house.  He called me out to look at the tree to see if he could cut it down.  I think it is ugly overgrown so I didn't really have a problem with him cutting it down.  The only problem is that in order to change anything (and I mean anything) about the outside of our house, we have to get it approved by the HOA's architectural committee.  We have actually talked about cutting this tree down many times before, once with our neighbor who happens to be on the HOA board.  She said before we could do it we had to submit an application to be approved.  Well, Daniel decided that he didn't want to wait to cut it down, so now its gone (without being approved!).  We will have to see what happens with the HOA, but it looks a TON better without it.  Here are some before and after pictures.

Before....

After...