Bank ''Holly'' Day euphoria!
Today is a UK Bank Holiday, and my husband and I have spent it felling a 20ft+ holly tree. Chainsaw, harness, ladder, ropes... damned hard work in very hot temperatures!
The tree has been a bone of contention for many years, as it was on the border of our property but belonged to our neighbours. It has been ailing for a long time, depositing much detritus on both sides of the fence. It needed to go!!!!!
The previous neighbours, who ignored the problem, have recently moved Down Under (I would have actually preferred them to buy a house on The Moon, but New Zealand will suffice!) and the new owners are lovely, reasonable people who were amenable to the tree's removal; they were also getting all the detritus from it.
I've waited a long time for this. I love trees, and we have many, but a sick tree causes a lot of problems. I can now see a whole new patch of blue sky from my kitchen window -- and I've celebrated today's [absolutely exhausting] activity with a bottle of fizz. Cheers!!!
We still have to log all the wood, and deal with the removal of all the foliage, but once it's seasoned we shall enjoy many lovely fires in winters to come!
Happy Bank HOLLY day indeed!
Jayne
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