While at parents acreage Friday morning I took a walk around to check out some things.Was still snowing very lightly,ended up with just under 3",was mostly gone by late afternoon.If weather & my schedule cooperates in the next 2-3 weeks there's a bit more cleanup I need to finish from last Fall.First 2 pics are Red Oak near west property line,approx. 18" diameter & 60 ft tall partly dead that had fallen over during Tuesday night's heavy wind & rain storm.(I know this because the same tree was still standing 10 days earlier on my last visit.) Next 2 pics are large dead Red Oak snag near NE corner of property - roughly 24" diameter at stump & 70ft tall,its at bottom of steep hill (almost no flat ground on that 10 acres unfortunately).I'll have to drop it,buck it in 10' sections & use cables & log chain to pull it uphill on the flat ridge.Last pic is standing White Oak snag about 14" diameter & 50' tall - about 100ft straight south of that large Red Oak on eastern property line,its on a flat ridge so its better than the steep hillsides I normally deal with.Takes me a while since I do about 95% of this myself now,Dad's too old to be doing anything strenuous.Told brother he can have 1/2 of what I cut,if he helps me for a day or so.So that's on the agenda for now.I hope it either dries up a bit more or we get another hard freeze,that will really help. I dont do anything in the woods from May to September except for Morel Mushroom hunting early & cleaning up summer storm damage if needed.
