Bone Weary

​I am a bit bone weary today but fortunately it is not a day in the yard.
The last two days I have dedicated to the yard.  I really do enjoy it though this getting older is not all it is cracked up to be.  I definitely do not have the staying power I did.  But thankfully it is still enough to get some things done.  I do several hours in the morning, then have a rest and do several hours in the arvo.
We are getting rid of a huge tree.  It does not bring us pleasure to do so as we love the tree and so does the local wildlife.  We were watching the possum and its baby clinging to its back in the tree last night.
Yet during Alfred it was the one thing that caused real concern.  If a wind gust got it it could fall anyway onto any house.  There would be huge property damage for sure and there could also be a loss of life.  That is not fair to anyone.  Thankfully there are still trees in the yard (much smaller) so the wildlife will still have somewhere to go.
We have got a couple of quotes to remove the tree.  We have accepted one and are just waiting to be scheduled in.  We have asked they do it sometime in May.
There was stuff to do in preparation for their arrival.  Hence I have been working around the yard.  There were a pile of Broms at the tree base I have removed.  I am hoping to sell a number of them at the Market today and Saturday.  There was also a table and other things to remove.
I had the mulcher going and mulched up sticks and stuff around the tree.  The mulch has gone onto gardens.
Probably the hardest thing is removing our native non stinging bees to a new location.  They cannot just be plonked in a new location as they would not know where their home is.  We need to march their home slowly across the yard.
So I have been preparing the site and other things for the last couple of days.  Merril has been studying and cleaning mats.
The place is going to be different and there will be new challenges to face but right now we are up to it.