It worked after all these years.

Written by Christer.

+1 C (33,8 F) this morning but since there was no wind what so ever it actually didn’t feel that bad. I’m glad I covered the sensitive plants last evening. I don’t trust those temperatures the weather web sites show though, they say around 10 C (32 F) so I’ll cover them again tonight.

Perfect weather during the morning walk though, the sun was mostly shining, there were a few clouds that managed to hide it a few times, so it was nice in the sunshine but still so cold that the flies didn’t fly around. No cranes in the air this morning but four song swans (like Your trumpet swans) passed on their way to the little lake in the bog. I also saw a Jay fly away but that’s it when it comes to wildlife. All that rain we had last week has already dried up and very little dew as well but I managed to pick the three ticks that were climbing on the dogs. When we have lots of dew the grass is too wet for the ticks to stay there since there’s a risk they actually drown.

I also mowed the outside of the garden grass but the mower barely trimmed the tops 🙂 That’s the positive part with a long drought 🙂 🙂 🙂 I then remembered my compost grinder that has been standing beneath the roof of the patio for I don’t know how many years. So I brought it out on the lawn and took a look at it. The grinding parts were covered in rust and it was impossible to see how it looked inside the motor. I plugged it in just too see if it showed any signs of life anyway and to my very big surprise it started!!

So today I have started to work away the two big piles with all the branches I’ve cut away lately from most of my trees and bushes. I managed to grind down a lot even though it doesn’t show to be honest 🙂 🙂 and the mound of grinned branches isn’t especially big either but I thin I’ve actually done half that pile oaf branches today. I’ll continue tomorrow and I hope that I’ll at least worked through the rest by tomorrow evening. After that I’ll start with the second pile.

It is time for that last cup of tea for the day and then I’ll watch a show on tv called Elsbeth, It has gotten good reviews so why not 🙂

Have a great day!

5 thoughts on “It worked after all these years.”

  1. Isn’t it great when something you’ve neglected comes to life! It’s also amazing how little the ground up pile usually is compared to the big pile you’re working on! It’s a lot of work and not even enough mulch for the garden.😄

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    1. Hi Carolines!

      Yes it is 😃

      I do have one more pile with branches so it might actually be enough to cover the syrface around a small newly planted tree 😄😄😄

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      1. I see that the spelling check changed Your name 🙂 and also You became several people at the same time 🙂 🙂
        Sorry about that, I answered via the phone and it has rules of its own 🙂

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  2. Elsbeth is a great show if you like murder mysteries. I have seen every episode. It stars Carrie Preston, if you’re getting the American version.

    Elsbeth was a character who started on a previous show called The Good Wife. Elsbeth was a quirky lawyer from Chicago. She seems ditzy, but really notices everything and looks at things from a different perspective that interesting to watch.

    Now Elsbeth is on her own and she’s in New York as a consultant to the police department (I forget the reason she moved, but she was supposed to be investigating the NYPD for something). Once they find out how good she is at figuring things out and reading people, they start using her to investigate murders.

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