Another mission for Mr S who was resting up after a couple of days in hospital. He had enjoyed getting back out in the garden before that, so today I was tackling a corner overrun by nettles and brambles.

With a good rake and secateurs, plus plenty of pulling power, bit by bit I managed to clear the space, doing my best not to get too many stings or scratches.

I managed to fill the green bin plus form a serious pile of brambles to break down, leaving the area much clearer and possible to maintain with lower maintenance. I'll likely be back to tackle the roots in future.

Another mission to help out Mrs L with the hedges and trees 🌳 in the back yard.

A kind neighbour allowed us to borrow his extendable hedge trimmer and between that and a pruning saw and secateurs borrowed from MCR LOT, I managed to get a lot hacked away.

Good ladder 🪜 helped and plenty of arm and upper body workout to keep the branches trimmed back. Green bin filled to the brim with plenty chopped up and piled up to go out for green waste in future. Likely back in future. Nice chat about Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 afterwards.

Welcome to Haimish for your first GoodGym Manchester session 👏

Change of plan this evening with Ella from Heaton Park not available last minute for animal centre painting, so instead the fab 4 had an evening stroll and litterpick around Heaton Park.

Nice evening jaunt from the Stables Cafe across the fields, past the Highland Cows, and through the undergrowth to unearth lots of discarded bottles, plastic cups, and crisp packets.

3 bags of rubbish in total, with a few challenges of "guess the litter" and "find something purple" thrown in for good measure.

Lights drawing in with lots of animals (squirrels, rabbits, cows, and the odd donkey) in the park. Hoping to rearrange the painting soon, so watch this space.