What a day! Despite the forecast, and even though the rain poured down most of the night, today ended up being cloudy, blustery, but dry and so mild I was outside in my shirtsleeves.
The tree guys arrived before noon, maybe 11.15, 11.30-ish. There were three of them, so there was no mucking about. One to climb the conifer and cut it down, one to chop up the trunks once they were down (I get to keep the logs to dry out for the fire), and one to deal with the sycamore saplings growing in the hedge. They were done in less than ninety minutes, the branches shredded through their machine into their van, and the mess cleared with a blower. They left my trunks about three feet tall, as requested. I might turn them into a bird table or something. The tree won't grow back.
I was out there the whole time, watching and trying to take photos. I love watching trees come down. I know, I'm weird.
And I've added another 30 arm warmer rows, so both are now the same length at 120 rows. Yay! Thinking I might go another 20 rows on each.
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The tree guys arrived before noon, maybe 11.15, 11.30-ish. There were three of them, so there was no mucking about. One to climb the conifer and cut it down, one to chop up the trunks once they were down (I get to keep the logs to dry out for the fire), and one to deal with the sycamore saplings growing in the hedge. They were done in less than ninety minutes, the branches shredded through their machine into their van, and the mess cleared with a blower. They left my trunks about three feet tall, as requested. I might turn them into a bird table or something. The tree won't grow back.
I was out there the whole time, watching and trying to take photos. I love watching trees come down. I know, I'm weird.
And I've added another 30 arm warmer rows, so both are now the same length at 120 rows. Yay! Thinking I might go another 20 rows on each.