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O conveyed Blackacre "to A for life, then to B's children." At the time of the conveyance, B had one child, C. B later had another child, D. A moved onto Blackacre. Blackacre included an old farmhouse, a mature walnut grove, and a small gravel pit that had been operated by O before the conveyance.
During A's possession, A cut and sold half of the walnut trees to pay personal debts, stopped paying property taxes for two years, continued selling gravel from the existing pit at the same yearly rate O had used, and proposed to demolish the farmhouse to build a modern warehouse that would increase Blackacre's market value but eliminate its residential character. C and D objected and sought an injunction and damages.
Discuss the interests held by A, C, D, and O, and analyze whether A's conduct constitutes waste or otherwise breaches A's duties as life tenant.