![the stump](http://blog.halfvast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tree20120219-244x137.jpg)
Once the tree was down, the next step was to grind out the stump. But first, Miss Utility had show up and plant those small colored flags that map out the  natural gas ,  water , and  sewer lines . Shortly after that occurred, the stump was turned into mulch.
The mulch produced by the stump grinder is being put to good use as ground cover under the pine trees bordering the right side of the front yard.