This is bonkers.

I believe it was a type of Ash Tree, photo 3 is the best photo I can find of it at the moment before it got cut down.

I received a letter about it being trimmed attached to my doorstep but that was the only notification I received. It is above 12" in diameter at 4 feet tall which might be the legal requirement (e.g. protected status) for this type of tree in my area (need to double-check this).

I'm absolutely shocked, this is not pruning, this completely killed the two trees in my backyard and without permits from the city.

Thanks for the feedback on my “hold or shave” post. Got a lot of calls for hold, but was getting sick of messing with it.

Curious your thoughts. Keep it this way, grow it out, or go completely shaved? (And yes. Our bathroom needs a serious renovation.)

A note about my glasses:

I had darker (tortoise shell) glasses which I think helped define my face. Got these from Zenni and the virtual try-on made them look darker.