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I know this is probably random, but I'm happy.... We just bought a new house and basically I was the one who ended up compromising and maybe it's for the better in the long run, but anyway I did not get the dream of lots of land and living in the "country". Happy wife, happy life... However, we got a good deal on a very nice house that just needs some updating and cleaning up, close to everything, family, blah, blah. Now not only did I not get the dream. I got a very wooded lot for a suburban home. I talking surrounded by 60+ white pines and oak. I'm like in the middle of a forrest This is not good for my backyard orchard dream. We cut down 11 trees around the property last year and got a very good deal on that. We figured we would see how it was with that before we did anymore. So I watched all summer. I'm still pretty shady out. I was only getting good sun when the sun was over head. Even then it wasn't great. On top of that I spent over two months of weekends cleaning pine needs and leaves, like an unbelievable amount.
I asked santa to not get me clothes this year or any other gifts I don't really want and take down the rest of my trees and I will hope that gets me enough sun since it seems most of my neighbors love the trees, birds, squirrels and all that, evidenced by multiple bird feeders at each house. This year my fig crop was awful because of the lack of sun, ants, birds, and fruit flies. The only wild card was the house behind us was also sold to a nice older lady who I figured was not going to do much outside. Even with all my trees gone my neighbors are still shading out my afternoon sun with monster trees.
Today I wake up to chainsaws!!! She thinned out her backyard so now I can actually see the sky! I also have word that santa is going to finish of the rest of my forrest after christmas! I'm actually excited for next summer more then usual.
I asked santa to not get me clothes this year or any other gifts I don't really want and take down the rest of my trees and I will hope that gets me enough sun since it seems most of my neighbors love the trees, birds, squirrels and all that, evidenced by multiple bird feeders at each house. This year my fig crop was awful because of the lack of sun, ants, birds, and fruit flies. The only wild card was the house behind us was also sold to a nice older lady who I figured was not going to do much outside. Even with all my trees gone my neighbors are still shading out my afternoon sun with monster trees.
Today I wake up to chainsaws!!! She thinned out her backyard so now I can actually see the sky! I also have word that santa is going to finish of the rest of my forrest after christmas! I'm actually excited for next summer more then usual.
Same neighbor had a couple of huge oak trees near his house that shaded a portion of my figs in my side yard. Those he was going to keep until his roof had a leak and decided to redo the roof in metal and then he wanted those trees gone as limbs would have dented the roof as they fell. In came a crane and down they came, tree company took the tops and ground them. Told him to save money and we would handle the trunks, then....helped him clear the logs out with the tractor. Good neighbors are priceless.
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