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<p class="has-drop-cap">Sunday was one of those days when the dark clouds were looming in my head but it was sunny outside. Motivation seemed to be completely absent and self pity was the order of the day. We all have them, or do we? To get me into gear I decided to don my gardening clothes and tackle the job that I have been putting off for weeks.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">Now the potting shed is disassembled it has given me the space to think and I realised that a limb from the laburnum tree was very close to where the new greenhouse was going. There's no point in having a greenhouse shaded by a branch and it would be careless to remove it afterwards.</p>
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<p>Since my recent ladder fall I've lost a bit of confidence however I gritted my teeth, rested the ladder against the tree, made sure it was safe and tied it to the trunk at the top. This ladder was going nowhere. </p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">At this point the wonderful Stihl cordless chainsaw comes into its own. Small and lightweight but enough power to cut through medium size branches like a knife through butter.</p>
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<p>After a couple of cuts I had a tangled mess of branches on the ground and all I had to do was fight my way through them as I came down the ladder.</p>
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<p>The risky part of the job was done.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">It is amazing how much brash comes from cutting down a couple of branches. The larger branches were cut and left to season ready for the log burner whereas all the twigs were stacked up ready to be put through the shredder and the chippings can be spread along the path between the trees.</p>
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<p>A very satisfying job done and a big line drawn through the item on my endless list of things to do.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">Some months ago I decided it was time to upgrade my 12 year old Lumix G1 camera. I also had a Nikon D100 in a cupboard with a number of lenses. Rather than allow them to collect dust I decided to part exchange them for a Lumix G9. It is amazing how little perfectly serviceable pieces of camera equipment are worth. The Nikon D100 has a value of £10.</p>
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<p>You may wonder, if they are perfectly serviceable why sell them. No reason other than I don't use the Nikon at all, too big and heavy, and there are faster better versions of the G1 in the shape of the G9. Look forward to getting my hands on a new piece of kit.</p>
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