...to the arborvitae that former owners planted much too close to the house. Should have removed them years ago, but hindsight is 20/20. Had Honl Tree Care come out and do the deed, they are excellent and careful workers.
The yard feels a bit peculiar right now, but not having trees literally mashed into the house will make tasks like getting the house painted much easier. And, the south half of the yard is sunnier, which bodes well for future food garden beds, at least in the short term. The half load of wood chips will be helpful in the back yard as well, for mulch and to partially smooth out the lumpy areas.
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~ several hours this afternoon ~
truck and chipper taking the alleyway to backyard
they opened the alley gate for better access
assorted tools used: hand pruning saws, chain saws, pole
chain saw, as well as climbing spikes and ropes for safety
The smaller clump was the first to go
The larger clump needed a different approach
bit by careful bit, it all came down... away
from the yard fencing or the phone lines
both arborvitae clumps cut back to 6'
many chips dropped in backyard, this will
save me innumerable trips back and forth
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~ several hours this afternoon ~
truck and chipper taking the alleyway to backyard
they opened the alley gate for better access
assorted tools used: hand pruning saws, chain saws, pole
chain saw, as well as climbing spikes and ropes for safety
The smaller clump was the first to go
The larger clump needed a different approach
bit by careful bit, it all came down... away
from the yard fencing or the phone lines
both arborvitae clumps cut back to 6'
many chips dropped in backyard, this will
save me innumerable trips back and forth
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Just read the novella "The River Has Roots" by Amal El-Mohtar - it is an exquisitely written gem of a tale (with gorgeous illustrations by Kathleen Neeley) in the fairytale/mythology genre. I might need to own this book.
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April SMART goals (x=extra)
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | blue skirt Opal | shipova planted | yard waste bin |
| 2 | 2 pr undies toiles | smoothed half of side gate base | recycle bin |
| 3 | - | got TDaP vaccine | yard waste bin |
| 4 | - | persimmon mulched | recycle bin |
| 5 | - | pruned figs | 2 arborvitae |
| 6 | x | 2024 taxes | x |
| 7 | x | x | x |
| 8 | x | x | x |
| 9 | x | x | x |
today's gratitudes -
- Honl was willing to move the chipper into the alley, which meant they could dump the load of chips into the backyard, saving my having to make innumerable trips back and forth from the driveway with 5 gallon buckets!
- a surprise drive by hello from Gersvinda and Ursel
- 5 flavor eggplant, so yummy
- all the large trunks of the arborvitae clusters are cut off at about 6 ft, which means I can use them as Useful Posts for things like attaching clothesline. The trunks that were really close to the house were removed, which will make eventual house painting easier
Time of Isolation - Day 1732
Good heaven! They were huge! Sunshine is good.
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