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The tree in my front yard is far too big for that tiny townhouse space. In addition, it was cut back too far in the past and is top heavy from many branches growing out from the cuts. I have to get permission to remove the tree. I filled out the application and heard back today. This is what they sent me.

Approved tree removal (deciduous, front yard) as too large for the space and pruning will not be effective with the stipulation that the stump be completely removed and that a replacement tree of an appropriate size/species be installed and maintained in its place.

Please note the deadlines listed below. You must begin your installation within six (6) months and complete it within eighteen (18) months. Please notify your Covenants Advisor upon completion of your project.

Ah, I just got it. At first I read this as "Approved tree removal ... will not be effective" but "will not be effective" is part of the phrase started by pruning as in "pruning will not be effective. Okay, they could have written that better.

BtVS Rewatch, Season 2: Passion through Go Fish

( Wouldn't it have been great if Spike had gotten to Jenny first and helped her to resoul Angelus? )

HP & alchemy (possibly not PC)

So I'm reading an alchemy book and it says: The symbol of Albedo is the White Queen. I immediately think, "Oh, that's why Albus (Dumbledore) is gay. He's the white queen."

Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: A review, well more like random thoughts, combining notes from the movie and the novel

( In the movie, I wish they'd show the scene with Fleur at the Burrow over Christmas ragging on Mrs. Weasley's taste in music. )