Work Done Today/ update

[thewoodlands]

Today was spent cleaning up (around the house) some dead pine that was on the ground then dropping three dead standing pine. Four small wagon loads fills up the 5 x 10 trailer I use to haul this to the wood dump about four miles down the road.

I took three 5 x 10 trailer loads today.

Took a picture today of what it looks like after getting rid of all the dead stuff. Pic 3931 is a small sugar maple that was real thin, the deer will have the leaves gone in two weeks.



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[Backwoods Savage]

Looks like it was pretty well gone zap. We have a few dead ones laying around too that need cleaning up. It's "one of these days" type of job.

 

[bogydave]

Looks nice. You can walk around with no trip hazards.
Always need a brush pile or 2 for the critters to hide in, but not close to the house.

 

[thewoodlands]

Not even good for kindling Sav. I did thin out some very tall & thin sugar maple that the deer will like, did some a week ago then left for the deer to eat, leaves are gone on those.


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[Skier76]

Looks like a good excuse to buy/make a firepit to relax by. ;-) I burn a lot of smaller/dry punky wood in the firepit. Nothing that smokes too much though. I like my neighbors. :lol:

 

[thewoodlands]

Looks nice. You can walk around with no trip hazards.
Always need a brush pile or 2 for the critters to hide in, but not close to the house.

Funny you mention the brush pile for the critters, had a chipmunk living in that area so I left the downed wood in that area. We built one about three years ago which is still being used.

The area I'm working in will be a secondary route for the truck to the wood piles, also another path for the rhino.

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[firefighterjake]

I always enjoy the pics you post Zap . . . where I cut wood it always seems to have a lot of rocks, gullies, mud and a heckuva lot more undergrowth in various stages of development . . . your land is almost park like in comparison . . . it looks fantastic.

 

[thewoodlands]

Thanks Jake, I enjoy all the pictures from all over too. I'm working on a nice trail for walking & cross country skiing around the house, guess I better bust my arse if I'm going to finish before winter.

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[thewoodlands]

Looks like a good excuse to buy/make a firepit to relax by. ;-) I burn a lot of smaller/dry punky wood in the firepit. Nothing that smokes too much though. I like my neighbors. :lol:

We need one bad, but first some more clearing then we need to pick the spot. We will have some fires this year outside, that much I will guarantee you.


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