Recovery Day
Dennis and I had been talking about taking some of the heaviest limbs off of the huge Maple tree in the backyard. We have had three close calls of portions of limbs coming down. No damage, but it sure is a mess when it all comes crashing down at one time. With a tree trimming company, they have the equipment to make it manageable. Unexpectedly, yesterday was the day! The fellow had a cancellation and we were it! It was a full day of it. Maneuvering about as the tree is right on the property line of our neighbors was a challenge. Tight quarters to say the least. 
There were three huge limbs hanging over our neighbor’s garage. If the wind had taken one of the limbs down, it could have cut the garage in half. The saving grace was that with the workers on site, our neighbors decided to clean out some of the dead branches out of their Oak tree that hung over our garage. It worked out well.
The company that came and did the tree work was great. They were careful beyond belief and the cleanup that they provided . . . oh my gosh, that would have taken Dennis and I the rest of the summer.
This morning we knew that the acre needed mowing. It also gave a chance to make sure there were no unexpected branches that we missed yesterday to mess up the mower blades. Oh there are a few dents in the yard from heavy chunks hitting the ground. In time they will fill in. We are not about to fill them in right now with new dirt and grass seed. We are still recovering from having the tree trimmed up and all things that come with that type of job. Our neighbor gal was out this morning filling in her little holes . . . us, not so much.
Today is Friday and it has been a full week for the older ones on Stauffer Avenue. The temps are great and as luck would have it . . . no bugs as yet this season. We are patting ourselves on our backs for having the acre looking good. I will have quite a bit to keep me busy with the perennials under the trees that were trimmed. A bit of raking and keeping Dennis’ little burning ring going, it will all turn out just great. The sawdust may be considered good mulch added to the soil.