trees and tadpoles: I am woman, hear me saw!

Yesterday was also the day of finally getting rid of the horrible overhanging conifer at the bottom of the garden, so the nature area can get some sunlight.
G has done a landscaping course and knows how to cut trees so she came round with her lovely bow saw and we got to work, with the lovely old neighbour's permission. I think he wanted us to chop the lot down but we would need safety gear for that which we didn't have. He did lend us a rope though, for one particularly tricky branch.

G hacking away!
I did get up on the garage roof too, but sadly no more photos were taken during the branch removal. 

...after the chop. 

We considered setting fire to this lovely pile but there is a slight risk of taking the out the fences, so a better option is to utilise the councils garden waste removal scheme and bag it up for collection, keeping the biggest bits of branch for a bonfire.

I am woman, hear me saw!!