I can’t remember the last time I put in an 8 hour day of yard work but it has probably been close to 15 years.  I think I will wait another 15 before trying it again based on the unanimous opinion of my aching muscles. There are just a few days in early spring when it makes sense to clear the underbrush and vines from the woods that line one side of our property.  Too early and you freeze your butt off.  Too late and everything has leafed out making the job five times harder.  Normally, I give anything with thorns a wide berth but this year I decided they were getting out of control and took out about twenty bushes.  Each one found a unique way to draw blood in an attempt to dissuade me from the task.