The Old Pine Tree

There is (well....was) a large pine tree close to the classrooms on the Clays Mill Road side of the building.  Alas, it is no more.  But the tree put up a good fight until the bitter end. 

First, the bulldozer operator started leveling out the fill dirt that is all around the tree. 



He then took his first of about 20 tries at pushing the tree.  Even though she was wounded she still wouldn't go down.  Her roots were strong and deep. 



The dozer pushes again and again. 



Notice the wounds to her trunk.  The dozer operator moves dirt away from the base of her trunk and gives another try by pushing from the opposite side.  But alas, she still stands. 

Oh no!!  Reinforcements have been called in.  The back hoe swings around and this is the final result.