August 2013: Garage, August 12, 2013

I'm still trying to take it easy on the wrists because while they're feeling better, they're still not quite right yet.  So today I just did lots of random little things.  For example, look at the tree in this before picture.

A little time spent with the trimmer snips, and there aren't any little pieces down below that could reach out and touch the side of the garage.

 

Look up above! There are all sorts of branches touching the roof of the garage.

A bit of time with the snips and a saw, and there are less branches on the garage.  I'll need to get ahold of Karen or Darcy to come stand below with their phones to call 911 when I fall after climbing on the roof of the garage.  Plus, I'll need to call Baby Brother to borrow his pole saw to get some of the branches that are just too high up to reach.  I don't want to just trim it off the garage; I want to trim it high enough up so I don't have to make an annual trek onto the garage.

I also got out some old weed killer and sprayed all the areas of my property that shouldn't have any plants growing.  I'm not sure it will work, so I may have to make another trip around the property, but at least it's a start.  The garage has weeds all over in the cracks that simply must go away.  The area behind the garage that the neighbor so kindly cleaned already has weeds starting to grow again, so I want to get them now when they're teeny.  

But the biggest surprise was the egress window well.  I knew there were small trees growing in there, but when I took the cover off, the tops sprung up--they were already taller than the window well!  I sprayed them down, too, because I want them dead.  I need to figure out how to keep stuff from growing down there.  I can't just put landscaping plastic under the rocks, because that will just cause the water to pool, and perhaps run into the house, which would be less pleasant than having plants in my window well!

Tomorrow I may try the pressure washer to get paint off my garage.  Ohhh, I need to get a new hose for that, because mine doesn't seal nicely around the faucet, so water is spraying out all over the house and patio!