Surprise discovery

When we aren't working on some AAANZ thing, Mark and I do enjoy getting exercise in the garden.

The local council (government) has a vegetation pick-up 8 times a year.

Recently, we were cutting up some branches on our pile from clearing up the jungle around our house and tearing out the old fencing

(Top left: Mark clearing ivy from falling down fences in August 2008, right: part of 'the pile' including old fencing).

We would like to purchase a chipper with several neighbours but in the meantime we mulch leaves with the mower. We also pile the smaller branches for later mulching but palm branches are too stringy to chop well with a small chipper.

(Left: The palm in front of Mark usually holds onto its branches but recently, for some reason, it started to drop them. Right: Mark sawing branches from the pile last weekend.)


Mark used his long handled saw to hook a few of the falling palm branches and pull them down so they don't fall later on my flowers.

BUT in doing so Mark exposed our neighbourhood possum's sleeping spot. We didn't seem to bother his sleeping that day but the next day he must have found a new "bedroom".

I wasn't too sad since this is probably the possum that has been eating my cherry tomatoes.