Goodbye big cottonwood

We've wanted the big lightning-blasted cottonwood in our front yard to be GONE since we bought the house. We thought it was going to cost us $1000 to have it taken out. But on Diane's advice, I started making some calls, got in touch with the city of Bloomington's "Urban Forester" and he confirmed that it is in the city's right of way, and they would take it out on their dime. Of course, it has yet to be seen whether they will destroy the entire side yard with their heavy equipment.

Goodbye scary tree.