Fighting with a Tree

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I just came in from half an hour fighting with a tree.

We have a used (new-to-us) riding lawn mower. My husband does the mowing and I do the other associated stuff, like weed whacking, edging, leaf blowing. We have been TRYING to get outside and walk in the evenings (though it’s only about 50% successful thus far). We were on one of our walks and my husband griped about a tree that is off the edge of the part of our land we mow, but whose branches encroach into the area, making my husband have to duck each time he goes under it to mow that part of the yard.

Today I grabbed some really big loppers (longer and larger than those shown in this picture) and attacked the lower branches of the tree. Some of the branches came down easily (usually on my head!) Others – even with the wonderful loppers – it was all I could do to bring the branches down.

I lopped off everything I could reach, tossing the branches down the slope into the uncivilized part of the ridgeline.

We’ll see how successful I was. If I need to do more, I’ll take a high stepping stool we have next time.

I’m wondering if he’ll even notice, since he won’t have to duck. :0)

NEXT up (after I rest a bit more) are the weed trees that have sprung up along the civilized part of the FRONT yard!