Had to cut the walk a little short to head out to another field to cut into pieces a newly downed tree that was blocking a laneway for the farm equipment. The trio of small trees were very dead, so light weight, and easily breakable. But with Bob’s electric Stihl saw we made short work of it, and those three connected fields are accessible once again. I guess the winds have been a little higher than I had thought around here as of late. I have been trying to cut much of the dead out of our trees so that I don’t wake up each morning to freshly fallen twigs & branches. I’ve only had moderate success with it, since I don’t dare climb far enough up into our trees to make a major impact. I don’t have the right ropes or rigging for that sort of venture. So if I can’t use my ladder, and pole pruner it’s too far up for me to take care of. I don’t fancy falling out of a tree and killing myself accidentally just because I think dead branches look hideous. Call me crazy!
So we’ve made it to Friday of the short week after a holiday weekend, and all is well here. Lawn is mowed. Weed eater did its job before I sent it off for repair/service. Trees are pruned up nicely. I could tackle the back hedge. I need a step ladder though, because the tops just too far out of reach when standing on the ground. I went looking at the ladders when the van was in for an oil change. I don’t have the heart to spend another $200.00 on a new ladder that I need once in a blue moon. I guess we could use it for Christmas lights, and harvesting apples & cherries too, in a pinch. Nah!
If the Echo repair isn’t successful I might look into the Stihl power head option, and get the trimmer head, and a chainsaw/hedge trimmer head so that I can prune stuff without need of a ladder. The more I read about ladder deaths, the less I want to get up on one as I crawl closer to 50 years of age. Working from the ground is where it’s at!
I might head out to whack some balls at the range today, that feels like a fun outing. I haven’t worked up the courage to actually golf yet this year. I’d prefer a little less wind. I’m pretty terrible and I’ll take all the help I can get!
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