1. Backyard before and after: We had eight trees taken down this week—all Norway Maples in various stages of death. I went back through the archives to find a picture of the backyard and the one on top from the Summer 2004. It was our first realtor visit to the house before we bought it. The shady backyard was one of the selling points*. Below it is the same vantage this afternoon. You can see some interactive notes on the Flickr page.
* Selling points along with:
the cool wood-panelled basement den. Taken out due to mold problems, it’s now bare cinder blocks.
the retro kitchen, which we gradually found out to be unsavable as we renovated.
  2. Backyard before and after: We had eight trees taken down this week—all Norway Maples in various stages of death. I went back through the archives to find a picture of the backyard and the one on top from the Summer 2004. It was our first realtor visit to the house before we bought it. The shady backyard was one of the selling points*. Below it is the same vantage this afternoon. You can see some interactive notes on the Flickr page.

    * Selling points along with:

    • the cool wood-panelled basement den. Taken out due to mold problems, it’s now bare cinder blocks.
    • the retro kitchen, which we gradually found out to be unsavable as we renovated.