Do you wear a t-shirt and barefoot all winter...?
Actually, yes. I run hot year-round:
I grew up in Nebraska (similar climate & summers to here) and did property maintenance in Florida & Tennessee all summer, so I am no stranger to outdoor work in summers. I'm not complaining about it all, just stating the reality of the day yesterday.
Today was far more doable with only 88 degrees after some rains last night. 4 local jobs:
1). Just around the corner from my house, remove a broken 8" mulberry leader. It was over an ornate wrought iron fence of an old historic home. Damage from the storms 2 weeks ago have stressed the trees and a revealed weaknesses. Last night we had rains & light winds and this mulberry cracked under load (lotsa leaves & berries). We brought our grapple truck and craned out the leader with a sling, right to the chipper. We'll obviously be back, as the main trunk is splitting on a main fork. We've worked for the owner before, trimming back some elms from off the roofline just after they bought the house.
2). Remove a broken silver maple leader off of a roof. Repeat of above -- grapple truck craned out the limbs with a sling. Brought them over the house and laid them down behind the chipper.
3). Drop & leave a crispy dead elm
4). Prune a medium sycamore (crown cleaning, shape, lower deadwood)
