A day of action and surprises, at least by the usual standards of our quiet life.
First, hardly sooner than we decided to seek quotes on trimming dead limbs (see yesterday), it turns out that our desired tree surgeon just happened to be working on our neighbor’s trees across the street and consented to working our needs, bypassing a schedule that would normally require an appointment at least two weeks out. So the large dead limb that was hanging precariously over the front of the house, along with some other defunct appendages in both trees, were expunged. And the tree guys also had along their remote control “grown-ups / man-toy” stump remover to reduce the backyard ex-walnut tree remains to a mere hole in the ground (that Charlie later found fascinating).
Next, we took a late afternoon walk around the nearby EOU campus, paying particular attention to the relatively new flower plantings around the library. Tried to get the wind to back off, so that the flowers and bees could be passably photographed …
And while doing so, a braver person than me was flying overhead in some sort of ultra-light aircraft. But Charlie paid little attention.
And, finally, back home.
