👌 I can still get up and down (although not easily) and spread some bags of mulch on my hands and knees, and move a couple bags over to the potting bench too.
👌 I can still shift rocks around on my hands and knees -- not big ones, but still. More to do as I expand the circle garden a bit.
👌 I can still get on a stepladder and wield pruners and saws well above my head.
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I trimmed the awkward branches on the juniper by the garage door. Only a bit. I didn't scalp it, and the tree is still goofy looking and loose and tilted. I actually took a lot of small branches off by the gate too, for better access.
I wasn't sure at age 75, out of shape and not agile, that I could get this job done. But I didn't want to hire it, as the exact branches to lop were uncertain and I had to keep stepping back to see what was needed. I fussed a bit and took some time.
Not much change shows for all of that, but it's better now. Still ungainly and funny looking, but better.
