Friday was a fine day to be outside so I took advantage and cleaned up roses from the neighbor's yard:
What it looked like to start. Well, that isn't true, I had already cut and removed four canes that had grown up in the center of the lilacs at the corner and were 10-15' long (I was by no means done cutting around those lilacs when I thought to take pictures). Those suckers throw out lots of side branches/vines and pulling them out of trees is an exercise in patience, cutting in just the right spots, and pulling them out at the right angle.
The above picture doesn't show how much there truly is because I suck at giving perspectives. You couldn't see the vines that were growing on top of the roof. Here it is after I had cleared all the canes/branches/whips/vines out of the 20' to the center windows to the left of the door (I had cleared out to the door late last summer). It took about 3 hours. All that brown beside the evergreen is the part of that bush that has died back from being totally crushed ans shaded by the roses. That is the southeast corner of the house and it is in full sun until mid afternoon, so those bushes should never be light starved.
This looks like a stupid picture - but the vines were so thick here that I had no idea there was a hose reel and spigot here. Previous to the roses taking over, the evergreen bushes to either side had kept them covered. The rose vines got so thick they were killing all the branches to those evergreens too - they should come back now that they can get some light.
The mound of stuff I cleared out of there..
Oh, and in the back yard, a huge tree limb had come down over the winter. I was surprised I could actually drag it over to htat spot, but it was well and truly dead and pretty dry.
This is where the limb started from, in the darker green patch in the center of the picture. YOu can still see some of the smaller stuff that broke off on the periphery of that patch. I didn't think about pictures until after I had cleaned up.
One day I will have to go out and cut up that limb, but Friday was not the day. Oh, and joy, the town has just stopped taking any wood that is over 5" in diameter (or any pallets) so I'll have to just throw the leavings into the tree belt.
How strange is your relationship with your neighbor? *laughing* If only I had you for a neighbor - but, then - I would melt into a puddle from lack of doing yard work ; )
I am "killing time" while the re-installation of Windows 11 takes place ("Restore" took my machine back to Windows 10.) I was surprised at how much I had missed by not being online. You've been busy, as always!
Posted by: Cop Car | April 22, 2022 at 07:04 AM
It is either do yard work for the neighbor, or watch it turn into a big junkpile. Neighbor can hardly walk with a walker, and he walks completely bent over, so I chose to get some exercise and help him out. Yes, it is a strange relationship, but something I can live with.
Posted by: bogie | April 23, 2022 at 05:35 AM
Helping one's neighbor is not a strange thing, I should add. Good for you!
Posted by: Cop Car | April 25, 2022 at 09:44 AM