He's a lumberjack and he's okay

Seriously, dad is okay.  His minions are as well, as is Maggie.  There were a few moments, like in most people's workday, where things could've gone either way, but in the end all livings beings were uninjured.

The exciting task for today was to cut down a 90+ year old yellow pine tree that was right next to the my parents house.  The real trick was that it was leaning over the house and was somewhat entangled with some other trees.  Dad decided to part the tree out starting at the top with a rope & pulley system to hold the heavy branches so they wouldn't fall through the skylight or roof.  He had never really done this before, but claimed he saw something like it "in the movies."  He clearly watches more educational, do-it-yourself lumberjack movies than we do.

Luckily dad's not nearly as scared of heights as your's truly and luckily there were a pair of eager beaver counter weight humans that were only outweighed by a branch one time.  Anyway, here is a picture of the process.