Very good.

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The chainsaw kicked over, if it did take just a bit.  Why?  I have no idea.  Too hot?  Did I flood it after filling it earlier?  Maybe I didn't have it quite set up right.  It did finally kick in.  I ended up doing four limbs.  I wanted to do a fifth, but it was nearly as complicated to cut as the other.  It may be easier to get at, but it still would have required some squirrel climbing... going up into the tree, then going around on branches... plus climbing up off the ladder.  And I couldn't quite see a straight shot to it from down below.  So I called that off.  I then chopped up the limbs into reasonable lengths for hauling.  Finally I put everything away for the night.

It was too late and I was too tired to hit the suckers around another tree.  I am hoping to hit that tomorrow.  As well as cutting branches from the main limbs, stacking and sorting the various bits, and perhaps taking a look at the remaining problems to see if I will keep them on my list or just call it good for the year.  And, if I get this and that and those, and have some energy, I might even get the weedeater going and hit the far side of my driveway.  No promises that I'll get it all, though I suspect so, unless the machine heat chokes.  There are a lot of weeds, and they are tall.  As well, if I can, I may get up and pull the Christmas lights down.  Yeah, I know.  So be it.

I'll probably take Friday off.  Though I may start planning for other things next week.  A religious social call, along with some business.  More work.  Setting up the backpacks and the hammock out back.  Learning how to put it up, take it down, work in, out, and near it... perhaps learning how the bivy works, and... just tinkering... getting ready to head out.  I've done some very good work today, this last week really.  There are some things I would like to do from long ago, a few new things, and I'll probably find more along the way.

Tired?  I sure hope so.  Not done yet though.  I will probably have the chainsaw at the ready.  I am hoping to use the forest axe to limb.  The chainsaw will just be to take down lengths that are still too long, or which I missed.  Then I'll need to figure out how to get rid of this and that.  Some can stay, some can't.  As well, the old water heater has to go.  It's sure nice to have that out of the way down there.  Not bad for a dead guy?  :p  Good night.