Into Toronto for an event just as historic for me as the Raptors in the final! Magnolias blooming, blossoms booming, beach flooding. And a good omen --- a sparrow on my knee?!?!
After 4 years of bureaucracy and false starts, finally got a permit to take out the rogue maple at the back. It's only about 40 years old but over 80 feet high and crushing into the buildings on both sides. Big glitch right away ---- raccoons are living on the unused neighbour's deck! Not exactly a threatened species, so only an hour's holdup as they grudgingly relocate.
Then Day 1--- the crew plans, climbs, cuts, and makes progress.
Awesome to watch the sequence of ropes, pulleys, chainsaw and teamwork.
Returning for Day 2, the can-do crew (1 guy and 3 women!) eventually get down to the big chunks. The trunk is now down to the height of the decks. But a crane will be needed to hoist the next slabs. Dang --- that will be Day 3 sometime. Stay tuned! But the cleanup is thorough and the job is actually going to happen.
Back at Kemble, the birds forgave the two days of not being fed (how many gold finches can you count?). The yard gets the first cut of the season. Rain and sun take turns nourishing the natives. The Gardener says it's time to get the veggies. One of the tomato names catches my eye --- an obvious Choice!
What a week! To celebrate, the Cook used a heritage family recipe to prepare pinwheel date cookies. Dough, filling, rolling up, and into the fridge to set. The baking is tonight --- tree, two, one...
After 4 years of bureaucracy and false starts, finally got a permit to take out the rogue maple at the back. It's only about 40 years old but over 80 feet high and crushing into the buildings on both sides. Big glitch right away ---- raccoons are living on the unused neighbour's deck! Not exactly a threatened species, so only an hour's holdup as they grudgingly relocate.
Then Day 1--- the crew plans, climbs, cuts, and makes progress.
Awesome to watch the sequence of ropes, pulleys, chainsaw and teamwork.
Returning for Day 2, the can-do crew (1 guy and 3 women!) eventually get down to the big chunks. The trunk is now down to the height of the decks. But a crane will be needed to hoist the next slabs. Dang --- that will be Day 3 sometime. Stay tuned! But the cleanup is thorough and the job is actually going to happen.
Back at Kemble, the birds forgave the two days of not being fed (how many gold finches can you count?). The yard gets the first cut of the season. Rain and sun take turns nourishing the natives. The Gardener says it's time to get the veggies. One of the tomato names catches my eye --- an obvious Choice!
What a week! To celebrate, the Cook used a heritage family recipe to prepare pinwheel date cookies. Dough, filling, rolling up, and into the fridge to set. The baking is tonight --- tree, two, one...
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