Just got in from a lot of thorn pulling, raking and leaf schlepping, and cutting up and disposing of said thorns in plastic trash bags for next week's trash.

I should walk up to the head of the driveway with the clippers and get rid of a bush that's regrown and is now interfering with my view down the road at the head of the driveway...but I think I ache too much.

I might stand in a hot shower for the rest of the evening.

Tomorrow my neighbor will come over to lop off a bunch of branches and bring some sunlight back to a few flower beds. And cut down the small stuff on the south side of the house, a branch at the head of the driveway, and, eventually, all of the stuff smaller than 6 inches in diameter out back.

The woods has been reclaiming the cleared area behind the house for years and I HAVE to do something about it.

What I was doing today is great exercise...AND I can see what I'm doing; it does make a difference. But I ache...which, I guess, just shows me that the exercise is making a difference, too.

Linn