More yard tales...

Today my parents are coming, so Tim's been in the backyard again, trying to finish the path to the shed. It was close to gettting dark, but our neighbor and his son came out to look at the heavy tree branches from the church lot behind ours that was hanging low over their shed.

He had a long pole with a cutting implement at the end (I don't know what these things are called), so he started sawing away at the tree branches that threatened his shed roof. His son helped him get out the chain saw, too. Tim offered to help, and they put up a ladder to the tree (not the branch they were cutting) and worked together. Eventually, Rob (our neighbor, also a fireman and a mechanic) got on top of the shed roof and worked his chain saw on the branches. I suggested he get a fire truck with a basket to do the trick, but the chain saw seemed to work just fine from the shed roof. With his experience, I'm sure he knew what he was doing, but being a chicken, I retreated into the house.

Today Mom and Dad will see newly trimmed trees (the branches are still in the yard) and an almost finished path. The gutters of our house still await Tim's touch, too--they have small trees growing in them. Ah well, if we had everything perfect, maybe my parents would think we didn't need them. Not that we're thinking of putting them to work or anything.....

Till next time,


Suzi