28.05.2025 Go north young man.

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  Wednesday 28th 48F/9C. Overcast and raining.

 Up at 6.15 after a moderate night with weird dreams.

 A rather damp day is promised. Which limits my options. Or adds discomfort to planned outside work. I want to get rid of the felled oaks. The branches are in heavily leaf. So are bulky and look very untidy now that they are drying out. The trunks are just holding things down and can go on the woodpile. 

 Are multiple trips to the village garden waste yard really sensible? 10km per round trip. Load and unload at each end. I could just drag the branches into no-man's land on the NW border. Completely out of sight and would provide a natural habitat for umpteen creatures as it all breaks down. Only a few meters away from the present heap. 

 7.30 Walkies! 

 8.00 It was no fun, at all, being road sprayed by every passing vehicle. So I looped around the drives and straight back home again. It wasn't really raining but everything was very wet. The birds didn't seem to mind. There were blackbirds singing all over the place.

 11.30 Back from the shops. A distant cuckoo is calling.  

 16.30  I have spent most of my time on YouTube. Researching a specific subject. After which I went outside to rake some of the sand/gravel around. When I started moving branches I became very breathless. So had to stop after a while. I made a good dent in the heap but there is about half left. They had used the digger to push the heap over backwards.

 Once I recovered I measured up for the carport. On the rough ground beside the wooden shed. To get a feel for size and suitable clearances. This area will will also be graveled, leveled and compacted. To provide a suitable base for parked vehicles. 

 It seems logical to make the front of the carport match the shed's projection. For a more uniform appearance. Also a reasonable distance must be allowed between the shed and the carport. So that those exiting a large vehicle in the carport. Will have plenty of room to remove and carry large objects freely. Without being hindered in their progress. Nor damaging anything. 

 The remaining oak trees can stand just beyond the carport. Without causing any obvious problems. There is more than enough clearance for growth and mild swaying in storms. The oaks are incredibly stiff. I know this because I tried to pull one back with a rope. When it was very close to the observatory dome. I ended up pruning the errant branches. When the trunk would not bend.

 Dinner was poached eggs on toast. 

  

  

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