While we’ve been waiting for the next step on our construction (don’t ask), we’ve been doing some landscaping work. We have several trees that were fenced and had drip irrigation, but which hadn’t been weeded out in what must be years. One-by-one, we’ve been tackling them.

The thicker brush bushes have roots that can be several inches in diameter. I had no idea how useful an axe could be in landscaping.

Before:

And after: