Felled

Job done. 

I got up at 5.15. I left the house at 5.30. I was at the airport for 6.00, on time to pick up Junior off his flight from Doha. 

The rest of the day was a bit of a blur as I tried to keep myself energised and functioning. Somehow I never feel quite right without those 2 mugs of strong black coffee to start my day. 

I will be having an early night. 

Meantime, a small part of the town's heritage died an early death. Some beautiful beech and sycamore had to be felled as they were starting to destroy the wall which bounds on the street. The wall is a protected structure and the trees were under preservation orders. 

The trees lost out. Easier to replace I guess. It was interesting to watch the professionals bring them down without destroying anything else.