Workin’ hard
Posted on April 9th, 2006 By laura at 6:57 pm (All, Progress)
Robinson had me working hard on Wednesday and Sunday. An old office worker like me shouldn’t be raking and moving heavy concrete and cut logs. Oh, the logs.
The power company outsources tree trimming. These guys are yahoos. While walking Meg, I heard them cheering and grunting like half-naked-painted-football-fans in December. Our property fronts Kellogg School Road and Hickory Corners Road. The portion that juts out, fronting Hickory Corners Road, has an abandon barn (partially on our property) and what’s left from a burned-out house.
The tree trimmer yahoos decided to work the tree-line separating my property from the abandoned lot. They chewed-up a dozen trees for a day and a half. Most of it unnecessary: why would a power line going to an abandon house be hot?
Fine except for the large amount of tree detritus and the logs. Some of these logs are not movable by Michigan’s offensive and defensive lines. I loaded my little cart and made several hauls to the other side of the property. This, will take a few weeks.
Most of the day Laura and I cleared several years worth of leaves from our front yard. It looks much better. She also mowed about an acre today (note to self: change oil in garden tractor), and trimmed and cut down small bushes and trees.
We are taking back the land one small chunk at a time.
LJRphoto said,
April 9, 2006 at 7:54 pm
A burned down, abandoned house no less. Is there even electricity running to anything on that property?
I have to say, I enjoyed the mowing… wind blowing through my hair as I whipped that lawn tractor around at warp speed, engine roaring. Ahhh, the sound of progress.
Rebecca said,
April 10, 2006 at 3:37 pm
First - Laura - you’re hilarious. That will get old after awhile. Trust me, I used to feel the same way. The joys of land ownership.
Second - Scott - you wonder WHY your shoulder is screwed up??? Oh my word…there aren’t enough muscle relaxers in the world to allow me to do what you’re doing right now.
And lastly, I hope you continue to have luck with your animals. We are having animal problems in nightmarish proportions. Escaping goats, escaping dogs. Dogs chasing the neighbors ducks. Oy.
Madeleine said,
April 13, 2006 at 6:46 pm
Wow, l didn’t know they cut down so much. Maybe they’re just stupid and thought that there still would be electricity running to a burnt down house. Or they could just like chopping down trees. Probably both.
l like mowing too. l sing when l mow.