I will keep a few rounds from the thickest part of the tree to use as either seats or (more likely) perches for Cookie. The nearby wood waste recycling plant will grind up the rest. Antonio laughs that they'll give him back his trees when he goes to buy mulch. But the size of equipment needed to grind all of this landscape material is such that charging to receive the raw stuff as well as selling finished mulch is the only way to keep the equipment paid for. I'm good with that. They undercut the cost of taking it to the dump so they keep raw material coming their way.

It's cool and muddy in the yard but the sky is a glorious clear blue. It's beautiful to be working out there right now. We took a break - closed the gate and let the dogs out to investigate and take care of business.

I've set up to do some sewing today, to finish a project for a friend, and I have a new one to start. Later there's a gathering of friends and I'm thinking of making a dessert to take along. I made cranapple juice this week (put frozen berries through the steam juicer) so I have fruit pulp for those rich cranberry bars. I'll keep a few here and take the rest to the party.