This place is a beehive!

Something is going on all over our property and in my house! Early this morning the tree surgeons arrived to begin the pruning of the palm trees.  Normally this is done on a annual basis but last year we had too much other stuff going on. I was glad they did it this year because the trees outside my windows were beginning to be troublesome. Not only were they taking up some of my view but also were rubbing against my sliding glass doors on especially windy days. Having them trimmed reduces the amount of debris which can become a projectile should a storm arise. 

The trimmer has his rope looped over the top of the tree he already finished working on, and is now cutting branches on the adjacent palm. I opened my sliding door and asked him if his mother knew what he was doing. He chuckled and said she did but wasn't very happy about it. But, he added, she was also proud of him. I said I was proud of him, too, and thanked him for doing this for us. 

In this photo taken from my river room 'skinny window', you can only see the tree trimmer's leg sticking out under the fronds. These trees were seriously in need of pruning!! 

Besides all the activity outside, I had company inside. I recently bought a coupon online for cleaning service and today a young lady named Martha came to dust in preparation for Linda's arrival. All I asked her to do was dust---no toilet cleaning or shower scrubbing for her today. Doing the dusting around here is not a simple task with all my collectibles and tchotchkes.  It's more involved than simply moving the dust around, and more than I care to do. Already this week I killed my back by stripping my bed and then remaking it---ugh! So glad I saw the coupon and that Martha came to my rescue!!