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A couple of weeks back I started to remove a few trees, a mix of a half dozen or so hazel, damson, holly and hawthorn, the canopies of which were threatening the largest of our outbuildings. The task would ordinarily be reasonably straight forward but for the fact that all of them were perched on the sides of a very steep bank around the side and rear of the said outbuilding. Not being quite as nimble as I used to be, and being wary of the dangers of a slip whilst trying to dodge a falling tree and juggling a chainsaw at the same time, the exercise has taken much longer than I had at first anticipated and been further delayed by the recent bad weather.
After the last couple of days of good conditions and, judging the ground to be safe enough, I ventured out to cut down the one remaining hazel to complete the job. Being one of those objective oriented people whose eyes are typically firmly fixed on the current goal, it was only on my second trip down from the house that I happened to notice that the strong winds of the last 48 hours had toppled three rather substantial hazel and damson trees on the north side of our formal garden and these had crushed a favourite oak garden table and bench in the process.
Given the tangled mess I now need to clear up, what started as a job that could be finished in a couple of hours has now become a mini epic.
On the upside, next years heating costs may be a little lighter but before then I have to cut, chop, split and stack this lot, and make any other repairs, so my personal heating needs this year may be a little smaller too!
After the last couple of days of good conditions and, judging the ground to be safe enough, I ventured out to cut down the one remaining hazel to complete the job. Being one of those objective oriented people whose eyes are typically firmly fixed on the current goal, it was only on my second trip down from the house that I happened to notice that the strong winds of the last 48 hours had toppled three rather substantial hazel and damson trees on the north side of our formal garden and these had crushed a favourite oak garden table and bench in the process.
Given the tangled mess I now need to clear up, what started as a job that could be finished in a couple of hours has now become a mini epic.
On the upside, next years heating costs may be a little lighter but before then I have to cut, chop, split and stack this lot, and make any other repairs, so my personal heating needs this year may be a little smaller too!