Every storm has a silver lining ...

Well we have certainly having some stormy weather of late and the wind!!! 

We were dreading the weather forecasted, especially with 4 polytunnels ...

But we certainly escaped lightly and I am so pleased that the only gripe I had after the event was why does it always fall on someone else's fence!!

A large willow had managed to go crashing on to our neighbour's boundary balanced precariously on their wooden fence, holding their horses in.

Despite being a little daunted by the job ahead, as soon as the weather calmed we didn't waste any time. We didn't want the tree to fall any further and damage the fence beyond repair.

Melv set to work with the chainsaw and Sal waited on hand to shift the debris.

But it was the digger that was the god send, it shifted the long, broad limbs safely and effortlessly.

And as we are not getting any younger we were very appreciative that it took all the hard work out of things!!

And so did the 'Pickaroo' to shift the logs, an invention Melv found off the internet and fashioned out of an old drywall hammer, it picks up logs beautifully - with no need for back bending - excellent!!

Then with a little bit of effort and a few hours work - look what we've now got!!

Two winters worth of firewood to heat our little cottage.

Lovely ...