And still they come down

The trees keep coming down. We’ve let a couple of friends have the wood – they’ve got a wood-burning stove to use it in.

Poor Pete, a rather unfit (despite the golf he regularly plays) retired teacher, is now suffering back ache. He just about recovered from hauling the lot on Friday, to make another trip on Saturday to collect yet more. They have an estate car, but even so they’ve already had to do 6 trips to carry away all the wood.

Pete never saw the garden before the work began.  He’s convinced we must have had a forest in the garden. There’s certainly enough wood to satisfy their heating needs for a couple of years at least.

I tried to reassure Pete that at least he could have today off. But no, today he’s roped into playing football with his grandson. And then, come Monday, it will be back round for yet more wood.

The row of trees, forming a hedge behind where the greenhouse used to stand, is remaining for the time being. They give some privacy to our bedroom, which would otherwise be overlooked by our neighbours. Those will come down in June. “Oh, joy!” thought Pete, as he realised there will be yet more wood to collect then.

All Pete’s moans made me stop to count how many trees we will be planting when the new garden is done in June. I make it nearly 40! That says something for the size of the back garden.

We’re now seeing houses we’ve never seen. Neighbours are relishing the amount of light that is suddenly in their houses. The garden is certainly a lot lighter. I just wish the whole job could be completed in one go, but it is only fair we wait our turn for the work to be done. At least the trees that had been blown down in the storms are cleared now & the fence panels restored. This stage of the work should be completed tomorrow & peace will return to our garden.

Meanwhile the birds are all moving into the hedge behind where the greenhouse was. They are finding new perching sights on fences & roofs. They, too, will no doubt be happier once the new trees are in place & they will have some sheltered places to roost.