So I acquired a new weapon of mass destruction today:

I know, the feet are too small for a real hobbit :(

The picture makes it look really small. It's not. It has a good swing to it too, which should be fairly evident from the picture below.

The weather was amazing today, 10C and sunny. It's supposed to be about the same all week, and if it keeps up I think the bulk of the snow will be gone within two weeks.
I also decided where most of the paths will be and did a little more ravaging pruning, but I'm going to leave the rest until the snow melts and I can see where the water is going to be - I'd rather not wake up one morning and find out that half of my new path is under a foot of water.

I also made the exciting discovery of why I don't like democracy, and figured out what I would like... all in about two minutes. Not bad when I've pondered it occasionally for about three years. Anyway, it's probably better I don't talk about that here, though, as it got mum in enough of a flap and she's fairly docile. :) I shall save my revolutionary ideas for the next time I'm invited to make a speech at a national parliamentary whatever-it-is-they-do.