Firewood

We have started to sort out the mess left by our cowboy Poplar tree cutters. At least the first side they did will give us a supply of logs in the future.

There is still plenty left to sort.

The improvised  'sack truck'  trailer makes life easier.

But the hole is filling up fast...

 
Roll on bonfire night...

Les Peupliers - All Fifty Six of them!

For some time now we have been discussing what to do about the poplar trees which surround the garden on three sides.

There are always going to be pros and cons but in this case the pros won. The trees were simply too high to be safe and something needed doing. We had asked around locally and found no one prepared to undertake the job. Then, by chance, when we went to Lencloitre for the monthly market, we saw just the team.

They started work this morning and haven't stopped all day - that's 9 hours in temperatures in the 30s.

The first tree

Once they established what needed doing, work progressed well...

I cycled round to the road by the woods to get some "distance" shots..

And then again, just a few minutes ago...

This short video shows the men at work earlier...

We look forward to it being completed!