The Cruelest Cut

Drove through torrential downpours to Carnoustie today to get my hair cut and it was still pouring down two hours later when I drove home!  Think we must have been hit by the end of Hurricane Harry from the States.  

TJ had also been to have his hair cut, so we are like a pair of shorn sheep:-)

However, this lilac tree in our neighbour's garden had the cruelest cut of all and has been left looking very forlorn.  It had started out as a bush, but eventually grew to about 10 metres high and was threatening our roof as well as its owners!  Of course, it will grow again, but it may look like this for some time, poor thing:-)  

It's amazing the amount of light we now have in our lounge and there will be even more when TJ removes a fir tree that has also outgrown its welcome.  It will be replaced with something much smaller:-)