So far fortunately much cushioned from the early cold that's hit pretty much all of Europe to some degree. Having finished with the pines for the time being, and strimmed a mess of tall grass and various spiny things fro the terraces, there is now the problem of a huge amount of material that is highly combustible and will be even more so in the heat of summer. The trad thing to do is burn it, but this turning of organic matter into air pollution and alkaline residue is rather anathema. However it will take years to decompose and I don't have a shredder and cannot afford one now, so some burning is just going to have to be done to get rid of the fire hazard. Most flammable is the strimmed stuff, which is also nasty and spiny, and full of grass seed, so this seems like the thing to burn. It's also light and easy to move. The pine branches are another matter - the plan is to divide into the cut branches into stuff big enough to burn in the
stove, and the twigs and needles. The latter could be spread around as long-term mulch or path surfacing (for which I've been using carritx, but have a limited amount). There's an enormous amount of this pine , so it will have to be done a little at a time. No pics of strimming and sawing, so here are a few from a walk a few hours from the house on the way to the Gap Gros lighthouse
