It came as no surprise that the new gates had not dried sufficiently for a second coat of oil, so I spent the morning fixing the drive belt on the Mountfield mower. This is the second time I have had to perform this minor repair, so it was reasonably straightforward to get it back up and running.
Having fixed the mower, I spent the first part of the afternoon mowing the lawns at the front. I can also report that the cowslips in the verge are finally starting to peep out from amongst the grass.
I was also brave enough to make a start on removing some of the smaller surface roots from the large conifer that blew down during Storm Darragh. The large stump is a huge pain to mow around, and I inwardly curse each and every time I attend to the lawn. The only problem is that I am well aware of how hard it is to remove a large tree stump.
I have played this game several year ago and am in no rush to make my back worse than it already is. My plan is to deal with it a little at a time. My next objective is to dig out and level a few square feet of the ground lifted by the roots as the tree fell over.
I'll see how that goes before I start making any rash commitments about removing the rest of the stump.
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