Like Zap, sometimes I just go looking for something to cut. My wife says she will help cut some of the downed stuff so maybe tomorrow the saw will run once again. We shall see. Sad, but all the pictures did not come out. Not sure why but was using the old camera. Maybe that is why I bought the new one! lol Shoot, there are some other pictures on the camera that were taken a couple years ago but I can't get them off. I try to copy them onto a card and it says that it copies, but doesn't. Sort of works like my kids used to.... Also, sorry that the pictures did not come out as clear as I would like, but there they are.
We'll start with 2 pictures of a woodpecker hole or holes. We are wondering if these are from the pileated woodpecker that moved in last year.
Here is the tree without zooming. Does anyone care to take a guess at what kind of tree this is?
Here is an elm that is beside the creek. This is what I've been stating about elm. This will not be cut until next winter although it is just about ready. If they are cut when the bark falls off, they mostly are easy to split and make much better firewood. The reason the wood is better is because it is not all stringy now like it is if you cut it green. That stringy stuff burns super fast but this dead wood will not burn that fast.
This one really broke my heart when I found it. For the last couple of years I've been thinking about trimming this tree and using it for a tree stand during archery deer season. Now it is dead. Not sure if I'll get that cut this spring or not. Usually we don't cut in the spring but I just might. It scares me a little bit because there are lots of dead limbs up there. Hard hat time for sure....and fast feet will help.
So what kind of a tree is this?
Another shot of it.
One more picture of that tree.
So, the snow is melting quite a bit now. Some places it is about knee deep but most spots it is about 5-6" and then there are a few bare spots, like where I plowed snow or where there is good sunshine. So I should be able to get around pretty well even with the new hip.
We'll start with 2 pictures of a woodpecker hole or holes. We are wondering if these are from the pileated woodpecker that moved in last year.
Here is the tree without zooming. Does anyone care to take a guess at what kind of tree this is?
Here is an elm that is beside the creek. This is what I've been stating about elm. This will not be cut until next winter although it is just about ready. If they are cut when the bark falls off, they mostly are easy to split and make much better firewood. The reason the wood is better is because it is not all stringy now like it is if you cut it green. That stringy stuff burns super fast but this dead wood will not burn that fast.
This one really broke my heart when I found it. For the last couple of years I've been thinking about trimming this tree and using it for a tree stand during archery deer season. Now it is dead. Not sure if I'll get that cut this spring or not. Usually we don't cut in the spring but I just might. It scares me a little bit because there are lots of dead limbs up there. Hard hat time for sure....and fast feet will help.
So what kind of a tree is this?
Another shot of it.
One more picture of that tree.
So, the snow is melting quite a bit now. Some places it is about knee deep but most spots it is about 5-6" and then there are a few bare spots, like where I plowed snow or where there is good sunshine. So I should be able to get around pretty well even with the new hip.
