Tuesday, May 28, 2013

I set out to trim some branches

and that's how I started. It's a funny thing about ugly trees with gangly, uneven and dragging limbs. You cut one and the next looks even worse, so you cut it. Then there's another one that looks bad and you trim it, but it doesn't look better so you cut it off ... well by now the tree's not in good shape. It's not surprising that an hour or so later there's a pile of limbs and pieces of limbs in the yard. Thirty minutes or so after that (OK, I'm not real strong and I am pretty slow) the limbs are at the curb. Now I have in my yard this beautiful sculpture I call 'Tree in Yard with Saw'. 

 



Oliver suggested I re-read the chapter on pruning. Hmphf! Little appreciation for artistic expression.
 
Anyway, it's my yard and my ugly little stump, uh, yard decoration. Besides, everything changes and nothing's forever.
 
I also learned in this experience that it was a lot of tree to cut manually. As stubborn as I am (make that determined), I'd like to minimize the sore muscles in my arms, hips and backs. Maybe a power saw suitable for cutting tree limbs is in my future.
 
The joy of home ownership can be hidden in the chores and tasks that surround you.

1 comment:

  1. There is something immensely satisfying about redirecting nature by the simple act of pruning a bush. Not to mention the side benefit of physical exertion. I did some pruning and weeding myself yesterday. With all the rain it's like holding a jungle at bay with a pair of scissors.

    I highly recommend power tools....was eyeballing my hubby's new chain saw yesterday. Took mental notes and am looking for the manual which he has conveniently misplaced. After all, men don't require manuals; but as a female I prefer to know how to operate anything that has the potential of cutting off an appendage.

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