After standing around talking with my neighbors for almost three hours I finally got the pruning all done. The pruners that just arrived from Amazon suck but the got the job done. They’re supposed to be spring loaded and open easily but after each cut I had to nudge the handles open for the next cut. A real pain in the ass, but I guess that’s what I get for ordering from Bezos despite the great reviews. So I packaged them back up and will be returning them to him.
I had a guy I know stop by to give me an estimate for trimming my favorite tree in the yard, a big maple that casts a lot of shade we’ve enjoyed over the years. He’s been telling me it needs to come down but I’ve resisted. Now I can see where it’s just aging out and indeed needs to go before it becomes a bigger problem. Damn… On the plus side, it’ll make for more sun do the garden and less leaves to rake.