Pollarding

Rampant pollarding has been taking place on a number of Nunhead streets. Here is what Kimberley Avenue now looks like: The pollarded trees look quite alien to me. Great vast dark tentacles frozen in the act of reaching for the sky...
In the grey half light we had this afternoon, the menace felt if anything somewhat worse - although there is a humorous element to them also.

I know the tree-herders feel they have to do this, but the effect is surreal.