Over the past couple of years we have lost a few large branches from this Black Wattle in the back corner of our yard. The trunk is made up of three solid branches from the ground, one of these came down during a storm in January, we were lucky it came down parallel to our fence. Bill spent a number of weeks cutting it up, having his friend Bruce from work coming over with his chain saw to help, it was taking forever! Lachlan and I figured the rest of the tree needed to come down as it was not looking very solid. Bill had someone at work that did tree trimming on the side, but he decided it was too big a job for him. So Bill and Bruce figured they could hire a cherry picker and do it themselves. I knew that was recipe for disaster so called Trees are Us, got a quote on the Friday which was very reasonable and the following Friday they were came and cut down the tree. In two hours it was cut up, branches mulched and left behind for me to spread and a load of firewood for Bruce to collect! Our fence was still intact along with the neighbours and Bill was in one piece- would not have been if he did the job! These guys were very efficient and a job well done.
Monday morning was a holiday in Canberra so after walking the dogs went for ride into the lake to see if I could spot some of the balloons. It was a lovely morning and I found quite a few, there were lots of people out and about.
The Beagle Balloon was very popular and looked lovely up in the sky and then was tethered for a while.
