Spring trim

Our handsome angora buck Milton and this corner hydrangea bush both got a buzz cut this spring. The hydrangea was much more cooperative, but trust me, the results are equally stunning. Here they are before:

Hunky husband and shaggy goat

Shaggy shrub

Here's the behind-the-scenes gory details part::

Freshly shorn mohair litters the front stoop.

Ole pulls out heavy machinery to haul the dried hydrangea blossoms away.

Here it comes, the big reveal: Ta-da!

Milton The Trimmed

Hydrangea...go forth and blossom!

Okay, maybe it's not so dramatic, but I've crossed a couple things off my grand spring to-do list, and that's something.