tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63515770313183640712024-02-19T08:22:43.982-08:00. . . Racing Ants . . .Harvesting and processing our bug killed pine (before the wood ants beat us to it).Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351577031318364071.post-71598382342223432802010-01-10T11:54:00.011-08:002010-07-04T19:27:39.001-07:00we're winning the race!well here we are back and way behind in reporting but if a picture is worth a thousand words then I should be able to save us all a bunch of time by commenting less on this post. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4G3TfLTpR_Sq9WaLV8Kueb-P2XPaajZYEeucUHtMijM8QpqHcAGsrxDbdNo97ogCOWz3DEa1abk1rQXuuSuTfiwwobamSr76gwssfjCdfHWyzC1mhLnYpNzNKy9stsNlqT-PAseeH1wW/s400/175C+bucket.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490214152805709714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0B54dJR9Jw0gdogqhxqzBzLR4n_kh8YGvKcl822h1zhrnKLkCnPtN-mCtif-NX2R9sWkPDtNQOo5iZDHV1BT9T716s6AVpiI_a0SISlfivqGg8hf1P4I7paF5BsPagUSWshONlDOHWex/s1600/cat+cabin.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0B54dJR9Jw0gdogqhxqzBzLR4n_kh8YGvKcl822h1zhrnKLkCnPtN-mCtif-NX2R9sWkPDtNQOo5iZDHV1BT9T716s6AVpiI_a0SISlfivqGg8hf1P4I7paF5BsPagUSWshONlDOHWex/s400/cat+cabin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490214139348770450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The west side of the meadow is now safe to wander.<br /><br />All the dead trees have been fallen and transported to the landings<br /><br />bucked and decked<br /><br />and mostly hauled in to the mill yard and sorted and decked there.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351577031318364071.post-19886777460824845872009-12-12T11:59:00.017-08:002009-12-13T01:26:39.703-08:00looking back at the fallHere I am again finally and my apologies to anyone I left hanging for so long. My excuse is that I underwent back surgery and have had to curtail sitting and keyboarding for a few months.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDPbww4RccJqIvilpYjuJSYV3rRsLVH2u0vf8-cn9ZIILsneYc-xxYxU5Clx8Bt7tf3lnsFZh6rtxCM1rqjzeAunPJPTfbnFg-EpNprJ7JFHHo560-STRgN9dhde0rh6cJgql8hthi3Lh/s1600-h/IMG_3091+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDPbww4RccJqIvilpYjuJSYV3rRsLVH2u0vf8-cn9ZIILsneYc-xxYxU5Clx8Bt7tf3lnsFZh6rtxCM1rqjzeAunPJPTfbnFg-EpNprJ7JFHHo560-STRgN9dhde0rh6cJgql8hthi3Lh/s400/IMG_3091+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414547646093999922" border="0" /></a>Our blessings allowed us to attend <a href="http://hildred-daybyday.blogspot.com/2008/11/remembrance-day-in-small-town-late.html">Remembrance Day</a> to do honour to our valiant Veterans and listen to my father again read the names of the fallen from our local community. Dad served as a Lancaster pilot based in England. He lost both his brothers in action, Men who bought our freedom with their supreme sacrifices. I am doing this blog mostly for my father so he can follow along keep an eye on what we are doing . . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-zcdpXZouN4202vrxqnpjsle21-II20VpFQNh_UXGS7IkXv6B7_1F5KhxrzHV1XMRME7LJJgTUGE4QoQMdzl7LwAo4w1kiQ0XZUQ08p6CMxKrP18q4CTZ2nRy2rW3VmYBrRbkby88O2s/s1600-h/IMG_1461+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-zcdpXZouN4202vrxqnpjsle21-II20VpFQNh_UXGS7IkXv6B7_1F5KhxrzHV1XMRME7LJJgTUGE4QoQMdzl7LwAo4w1kiQ0XZUQ08p6CMxKrP18q4CTZ2nRy2rW3VmYBrRbkby88O2s/s400/IMG_1461+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414586010941261410" border="0" /></a>Things have progressed considerably since my last posting in the summer. We have removed the dead pine trees from more than half of the property and have built about a mile of access road.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HrEYswL42QgZSHkgXddloA7QfnqcBXMqXcwHNd3_WUt7BrqiB1TccJ2TVOnboT32g_NlOp0HSnt7mgHmraBDn41tpA0EM-FKnssiqmFy8YwetklTW_ORYNpE8p2gjjfTDg7Kiart0AC1/s1600-h/heavy+logs.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HrEYswL42QgZSHkgXddloA7QfnqcBXMqXcwHNd3_WUt7BrqiB1TccJ2TVOnboT32g_NlOp0HSnt7mgHmraBDn41tpA0EM-FKnssiqmFy8YwetklTW_ORYNpE8p2gjjfTDg7Kiart0AC1/s400/heavy+logs.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414586010109677714" border="0" /></a>Most of our wood is still on the landings as the mill yard is small and if we plug it with all the logs there will be no room to move. We have a few standing dead fir that Ed harvested and his little skid steer pretty much has her forks full to deck these logs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzH60r4y4YPjPg6ZBWWVQHRgp_dI7gtIZTGc4ZDsYf0d2gWkVCxSXx565KVX22VoGnDsbd8ngFXKVD_X-RfTfiPnL4ccVkaQMnWB81GaT591Uhe2CNEK8fxuXHeRYI8zX41Pi1AnSOAPX/s1600-h/IMG_1544+ed+fir.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzH60r4y4YPjPg6ZBWWVQHRgp_dI7gtIZTGc4ZDsYf0d2gWkVCxSXx565KVX22VoGnDsbd8ngFXKVD_X-RfTfiPnL4ccVkaQMnWB81GaT591Uhe2CNEK8fxuXHeRYI8zX41Pi1AnSOAPX/s400/IMG_1544+ed+fir.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414585999961413922" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>A photo of the annual rings from heart to bark shows this tree to be about 300 years old when it died. You can take your own count if you like. I would gladly stand corrected . . .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCv7herX_iTvhMWvKAsbNW9lOmMm-w0x9nr7dnUA3LpCZOBo0hRoWB6Atrw_vTY-sCn52aNenUHZj0YT2v-c1q-WpwEFW7FqsfRkJ8YxNcA6Ap1SHYheLxgPFNqhU81yeD2WYiVQXhx0G5/s1600-h/tree+rings.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 40px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCv7herX_iTvhMWvKAsbNW9lOmMm-w0x9nr7dnUA3LpCZOBo0hRoWB6Atrw_vTY-sCn52aNenUHZj0YT2v-c1q-WpwEFW7FqsfRkJ8YxNcA6Ap1SHYheLxgPFNqhU81yeD2WYiVQXhx0G5/s400/tree+rings.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414583874523828578" border="0" /></a>The wood is still sound and relatively unchecked.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDGG2yGs65oCPK0MeLVfZ10T7ehl6aiZI1Q_iD3CqJI13farZtUuOgqMpD9F-4baixxesTewy5gnSQqPi8bhXpBv2yCLMJf9JiWbyctUkX2ZuTxbTOaegp1wmNOqd2o64M452kw19ztmG/s1600-h/IMG_1601+nick.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDGG2yGs65oCPK0MeLVfZ10T7ehl6aiZI1Q_iD3CqJI13farZtUuOgqMpD9F-4baixxesTewy5gnSQqPi8bhXpBv2yCLMJf9JiWbyctUkX2ZuTxbTOaegp1wmNOqd2o64M452kw19ztmG/s400/IMG_1601+nick.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414583867891263090" border="0" /></a>Our nights are getting colder now and the creek is freezing over. Just the fast running areas will be open for the water fowl. All the dead pine is now removed from the hillside and the aspen have been carefully saved. Spring will provide shade with the leafing of the aspen and the hillside will begin to recover from the removal of the dead wood.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Xoh95YI7yRcUi1WLD1n3UISMBybOpbgDMNNbHbyLmYzZqk73fPEO5is6QbDdaC0CFfP0ERQKKBQSKoYS5jbHJrA-FHBSI132OlmhwurY2cZeLhTZhJ0L_vzUcXkEzD-Jv16a7Kh1QRZ_/s1600-h/IMG_1610+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Xoh95YI7yRcUi1WLD1n3UISMBybOpbgDMNNbHbyLmYzZqk73fPEO5is6QbDdaC0CFfP0ERQKKBQSKoYS5jbHJrA-FHBSI132OlmhwurY2cZeLhTZhJ0L_vzUcXkEzD-Jv16a7Kh1QRZ_/s400/IMG_1610+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414583863041678386" border="0" /></a>Most of the remaining conifers are spruce but there is still a sprinkling of healthy second growth pine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6OyV7Wqz-HV8XmCb_afcojv7bwSTKEp0pTve8lPUc-tRY4AcH5I_51khl3y7ROOrWiIFAfDIEdXVqrhuIGyQn1XdRoa5KXDdiyhWYfE6MCTRYiSzl261BGgEdMxScn26jlPSOQ2a0OAG/s1600-h/IMG_1616+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6OyV7Wqz-HV8XmCb_afcojv7bwSTKEp0pTve8lPUc-tRY4AcH5I_51khl3y7ROOrWiIFAfDIEdXVqrhuIGyQn1XdRoa5KXDdiyhWYfE6MCTRYiSzl261BGgEdMxScn26jlPSOQ2a0OAG/s400/IMG_1616+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414583853774268802" border="0" /></a>I imagine some will survive and some won't. I see it as a mistake that we overlook the possible resistance of these individual trees to the pest that has been plaguing them for millions of years in the form of the pine beetle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcK2CgSMs7J1EYyzG7w5wpQwHciSPoC_1KoDnD0lxlkezCNCmtNXmUySl_C2FLLQxwZxBHdJOUeKovJXPuiYyC5pikwCt7VsJVlapLeK_pZUqegb6Sv0SACQyksh9ouC0uqtqSYJbZer4/s1600-h/IMG_1618+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcK2CgSMs7J1EYyzG7w5wpQwHciSPoC_1KoDnD0lxlkezCNCmtNXmUySl_C2FLLQxwZxBHdJOUeKovJXPuiYyC5pikwCt7VsJVlapLeK_pZUqegb6Sv0SACQyksh9ouC0uqtqSYJbZer4/s400/IMG_1618+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414583848857530242" border="0" /></a>so far they have won the war even if they appear to be losing this battle . . .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEc1UW71_okLvo0ACOBvQ0KbvupV9bnRChbc1SFIkjv9EUnqFbNfWfi0NNOjraXrZWjWfHFBP6tMJmIjONvBpGy9O4tEjW8UI4xd8Z1QOUTJHrYiA26UNjYiM_6Oj-CdzCDJObhfmv7On/s1600-h/IMG_1620+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEc1UW71_okLvo0ACOBvQ0KbvupV9bnRChbc1SFIkjv9EUnqFbNfWfi0NNOjraXrZWjWfHFBP6tMJmIjONvBpGy9O4tEjW8UI4xd8Z1QOUTJHrYiA26UNjYiM_6Oj-CdzCDJObhfmv7On/s400/IMG_1620+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414579642722896514" border="0" /></a>else the pine beetle would perish and that hasn't happened . . . nor will it . . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUllTbb-JAL17QHPS6QPif-jQiVO8H9LE8VZ5-6g4n0wfm288Uc5rdafb4qy4tXK8X88EX2lWHrihTPRC8NdsLVEIdgy06RsrSpgMcMpdTakQTBwCn9rGB21fHPWWWV8jGV3fuAAdvZ3m8/s1600-h/IMG_1683+bl+skidder.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUllTbb-JAL17QHPS6QPif-jQiVO8H9LE8VZ5-6g4n0wfm288Uc5rdafb4qy4tXK8X88EX2lWHrihTPRC8NdsLVEIdgy06RsrSpgMcMpdTakQTBwCn9rGB21fHPWWWV8jGV3fuAAdvZ3m8/s400/IMG_1683+bl+skidder.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414579633153173874" border="0" /></a>Our best machines leave a light footprint and this little tractor has proved to be a very good skidder. It has a good sized and heavy diesel motor and reduction hubs with a diff lock. You have to be sure you are pointed where you want to go when you decide to lock those wheels together.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0DWQthRVWpth5_7_QDRIr0BMluiAuecsULlpHoli1lhQNKaA-6K3mgHD5thj-5YGl_QVd2EpOvJzzt8URk3aVGGotwN5huXKlsxMJVqObvqqqnVrQqr-5MCMGYZgAOtMcJuu5wOjJzI2/s1600-h/IMG_1732+kali+david.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0DWQthRVWpth5_7_QDRIr0BMluiAuecsULlpHoli1lhQNKaA-6K3mgHD5thj-5YGl_QVd2EpOvJzzt8URk3aVGGotwN5huXKlsxMJVqObvqqqnVrQqr-5MCMGYZgAOtMcJuu5wOjJzI2/s400/IMG_1732+kali+david.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414579627416732594" border="0" /></a>Things are busy but the pets need some quality time too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDvJMG9C1L09CNvUj1yg0-sYp_5LWx8HLkwVJwSyHtY8XOWFKMDF3JEGpDhoROay6yH80UuqGl8myIkBVZYWaR_Yhk-3SmIPNCgGE06bRtj5c_tIYNQjp1Q91PjYBrhgbnPUCftBsayI9/s1600-h/IMG_1742+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDvJMG9C1L09CNvUj1yg0-sYp_5LWx8HLkwVJwSyHtY8XOWFKMDF3JEGpDhoROay6yH80UuqGl8myIkBVZYWaR_Yhk-3SmIPNCgGE06bRtj5c_tIYNQjp1Q91PjYBrhgbnPUCftBsayI9/s400/IMG_1742+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414579622947439938" border="0" /></a>In September Ed and Wendy had finished the siding on the garage complete with a new coat of paint when we arrived back from surgery. Thanks you guys! It looks really nice!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWi_Et4WRZ1WxjoJMZJSukn_s07WbwDBbbCT-loQ3cqB81uNRh73RquBAQ59Jm4Me290sUmmHwJK6SD37xmNjjwImBPnbRwACgYKhvaXWFlrQYqujzgK5cZfPKR5mxPfxHXPv50YuX8D1p/s1600-h/IMG_1789+crows.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWi_Et4WRZ1WxjoJMZJSukn_s07WbwDBbbCT-loQ3cqB81uNRh73RquBAQ59Jm4Me290sUmmHwJK6SD37xmNjjwImBPnbRwACgYKhvaXWFlrQYqujzgK5cZfPKR5mxPfxHXPv50YuX8D1p/s400/IMG_1789+crows.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414576694856671730" border="0" /></a>One morning when the weather turned cold and we had our first little storm, a murder of several hundred crows swarmed the ridge and worked it from south to north an a hunting pack. I think they were after grasshoppers primarily but I would not like to have been any size of creature smaller than a rabbit on that hillside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_s1FFGiauz-piXvvO29DcLGXHA4Kcd29yTbvz-58anG7KYa5ecDiAJG8SVBEc4lKALMzNGgjFpjxYlwvCIrLVtImuQpP-r2TcuL4z7bRyUPqP5ewB3erquIFmP9RaOBUDVCmHpOMp7q9/s1600-h/IMG_1803+crows+airborne.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_s1FFGiauz-piXvvO29DcLGXHA4Kcd29yTbvz-58anG7KYa5ecDiAJG8SVBEc4lKALMzNGgjFpjxYlwvCIrLVtImuQpP-r2TcuL4z7bRyUPqP5ewB3erquIFmP9RaOBUDVCmHpOMp7q9/s400/IMG_1803+crows+airborne.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414576688218468770" border="0" /></a>It was an amazing thing to see and to have such activity in an area that we had just logged was really satisfying.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WTN65HgtHgzG2Jf66Y6bJYm8EzXDOxtmad-bZfhBKUqPOjoCGv6RLGsWGxKlhf6l5pqCylVsNBPE751E6-1bSBGv2iMQk-AEGz3bV4E-ctL6m4jYndSwo0wysx1gfP0WKk42z03az3XV/s1600-h/IMG_1994+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WTN65HgtHgzG2Jf66Y6bJYm8EzXDOxtmad-bZfhBKUqPOjoCGv6RLGsWGxKlhf6l5pqCylVsNBPE751E6-1bSBGv2iMQk-AEGz3bV4E-ctL6m4jYndSwo0wysx1gfP0WKk42z03az3XV/s400/IMG_1994+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414576685736824802" border="0" /></a>we are going to have to get used to a skyline without the big dead pines that etch our sunsets but the new forest is growing fast and we are soon getting used to the change<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7t68xJLyTsL4NDHWi3eSK2Eqy1M619eB8KtiSA_Qst5SdD00vh7jrCcPbQGFSKpxwlwOUBwl7YZcvCb9xJlsKGxKk5V1TovroWam8MFV1flAWJAn2Tz1frQfIpp-eVsrQ4CEE7FCdQRz/s1600-h/IMG_2036+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7t68xJLyTsL4NDHWi3eSK2Eqy1M619eB8KtiSA_Qst5SdD00vh7jrCcPbQGFSKpxwlwOUBwl7YZcvCb9xJlsKGxKk5V1TovroWam8MFV1flAWJAn2Tz1frQfIpp-eVsrQ4CEE7FCdQRz/s400/IMG_2036+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414576677348339794" border="0" /></a>Our roads are narrow and hardly fit our machinery but the result is that the live trees are nearly undisturbed. Its no small job to remove all that dead wood and save the rest and my hat is off to Ed for his continued care and respect for emerging forest<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjat_DT7W5P2kw6LgOQV_qHN_zDtMyloqgNj_P6Svtif8ycteSj-FxXSgq53SZ4hfRJxUjAy6agidkGxL2MRmgNklIL3YG561YdTvjkNoc8U86CAzcbCZmbxeo6xDSUt1YsFRmkTAC68C4r/s1600-h/IMG_2042+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjat_DT7W5P2kw6LgOQV_qHN_zDtMyloqgNj_P6Svtif8ycteSj-FxXSgq53SZ4hfRJxUjAy6agidkGxL2MRmgNklIL3YG561YdTvjkNoc8U86CAzcbCZmbxeo6xDSUt1YsFRmkTAC68C4r/s400/IMG_2042+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414573011987027106" border="0" /></a>and the logs continue to pile up in the mill yard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0LngGmAT3Xi7NI8AqYf-4xpY6XiwCGGhJ4Qn0S0NnqsNpfxiEp08UFLaa9lv3W9oCaEvY8UXsSSBDql6b34FRpBn1mavj482m4K8uH90w1lbrFazsLYZ2fDWicOkorZTrQgUllNpghV0/s1600-h/IMG_2041+mill+yard.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0LngGmAT3Xi7NI8AqYf-4xpY6XiwCGGhJ4Qn0S0NnqsNpfxiEp08UFLaa9lv3W9oCaEvY8UXsSSBDql6b34FRpBn1mavj482m4K8uH90w1lbrFazsLYZ2fDWicOkorZTrQgUllNpghV0/s400/IMG_2041+mill+yard.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414576672997174626" border="0" /></a>Most of these logs came from the area directly behind them. The area was full of large trees and thick with undergrowth . . .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TIuuHg2UJVsdJjg7gqND79pX7a9mPQdrKdMRDLwni08tKZZht1xB5_KMEWVZy-ZWe0h1YthXYKV-7mRa2oIZ-TihSs9K0TvM_SOa9-vnNiStNOb0y-x2n73YZ6pVVM5ecVP4UgQOVU3o/s1600-h/IMG_2045+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TIuuHg2UJVsdJjg7gqND79pX7a9mPQdrKdMRDLwni08tKZZht1xB5_KMEWVZy-ZWe0h1YthXYKV-7mRa2oIZ-TihSs9K0TvM_SOa9-vnNiStNOb0y-x2n73YZ6pVVM5ecVP4UgQOVU3o/s400/IMG_2045+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414573002151673250" border="0" /></a>So it has gone from very dangerous and a huge fire hazard to this park like area that will soon regenerate habitat for the creatures we did not disturb with clear cutting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKSGgOjs17qaekIaM93005i7sQPQkTkyDbgB430RjdTrXmPP82J2jvEEURMRobLSlMqW8m383zNyMVketLY7RNSlAoDtytd7Oub-Xblytnex8W64EuDPUuDATKC8krT95fkeRekjV2SxP/s1600-h/IMG_2046+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKSGgOjs17qaekIaM93005i7sQPQkTkyDbgB430RjdTrXmPP82J2jvEEURMRobLSlMqW8m383zNyMVketLY7RNSlAoDtytd7Oub-Xblytnex8W64EuDPUuDATKC8krT95fkeRekjV2SxP/s400/IMG_2046+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414572999120919298" border="0" /></a>Again it's obvious that not all these trees left here will stand but the danger is now limited and the shade these few will add to the forest floor will be enough to rationalize the slight danger they still pose<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewq6KjoIR1dBkSWBN37fFg-ZAYLspXrlzrfd7Rhl7jJ4ss510T50rhk5VZbicfejphJ9rinenpLz8l5xMeyay8dPLgvGsgY4oYYNwJ7SMwNrXQbGsCdPB68A6ricT98Czo6Q_JQSXD7Ge/s1600-h/IMG_2048+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewq6KjoIR1dBkSWBN37fFg-ZAYLspXrlzrfd7Rhl7jJ4ss510T50rhk5VZbicfejphJ9rinenpLz8l5xMeyay8dPLgvGsgY4oYYNwJ7SMwNrXQbGsCdPB68A6ricT98Czo6Q_JQSXD7Ge/s400/IMG_2048+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414572996533033090" border="0" /></a>There is always a good pile of firewood and it will be bucked and stacked for future home heating.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ptiUs4DMUcpMC-CRHEuQT5RlbpWyX85R75JeZVkOnoJT51uaq0aFjYxAh_kdzORKdAYLKUxJE00y1QOoBEoeZzWtU6-YObHhMncK9aV20mqtS4lFCjfYiNclQJIpMRNzFfb5zxeKVU1K/s1600-h/IMG_2051+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ptiUs4DMUcpMC-CRHEuQT5RlbpWyX85R75JeZVkOnoJT51uaq0aFjYxAh_kdzORKdAYLKUxJE00y1QOoBEoeZzWtU6-YObHhMncK9aV20mqtS4lFCjfYiNclQJIpMRNzFfb5zxeKVU1K/s400/IMG_2051+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414572989004362866" border="0" /></a>and the smaller trees are stacked for rail fencing . . .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqWL1bNCdsYnJKR-XWpmgP6msUJvv_0c6aypHsGKgW_0zxiQ69xrLpWqulWVDAY_6M8b8mUl1QgzKYSIlkIpWWiWo4vM-8xsldSCVBzgxEmhAidYCS4n5ZJ1sD7z4n5-qZJ9mYbYCpzEA/s1600-h/IMG_2061+loader+ash.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqWL1bNCdsYnJKR-XWpmgP6msUJvv_0c6aypHsGKgW_0zxiQ69xrLpWqulWVDAY_6M8b8mUl1QgzKYSIlkIpWWiWo4vM-8xsldSCVBzgxEmhAidYCS4n5ZJ1sD7z4n5-qZJ9mYbYCpzEA/s400/IMG_2061+loader+ash.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414566213807809426" border="0" /></a>and there is always a bit of last cleanup to do<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVltmQelHF6-4WfZ-ufIb71QrUs-l4DLCkrcHz8E1syWvmzy-XlTqdCx_UPQH7q8uLFM20ZLtiHFcBMUd6lFggtKga30ExQLq8Uu-qwjqwm7s0IGOgtGC6nusipEJPllA2PeRATbmN29v8/s1600-h/IMG_2068+loader+ash+1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVltmQelHF6-4WfZ-ufIb71QrUs-l4DLCkrcHz8E1syWvmzy-XlTqdCx_UPQH7q8uLFM20ZLtiHFcBMUd6lFggtKga30ExQLq8Uu-qwjqwm7s0IGOgtGC6nusipEJPllA2PeRATbmN29v8/s400/IMG_2068+loader+ash+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414566207246592258" border="0" /></a>that sometimes entails moving the ashes from the fire pit to reduce the danger of wildfire . . .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35Tau78dzEF3BK2pFPQsTAQzvq1v9BMNa35uMdYzdSPauXzF5uxgVzE-l5c-k6nkvDntTtv73NDmoNgzWYa4jPw8_fVv7_a4gA3ez51PnsUdYzG4Zl5lmPQp7mqqwAknpveb4D-V9CECn/s1600-h/IMG_2071+loader+ash+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35Tau78dzEF3BK2pFPQsTAQzvq1v9BMNa35uMdYzdSPauXzF5uxgVzE-l5c-k6nkvDntTtv73NDmoNgzWYa4jPw8_fVv7_a4gA3ez51PnsUdYzG4Zl5lmPQp7mqqwAknpveb4D-V9CECn/s400/IMG_2071+loader+ash+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414566203793553154" border="0" /></a>This looks way worse than it is . . .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7FbVtFUQOWg9KKDGdhHLMbA9GuE1laUTOcqfYdBcaF6aM1NUfm-1BsGPRzrq1AEwKNYfxEQiS0IkoTPcae6QV5Gzoniob-IVnfFosbjHBt05RU5h6tp16E43ng04gttxdHTT3ev7XRee/s1600-h/IMG_2077+loader+ash+3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7FbVtFUQOWg9KKDGdhHLMbA9GuE1laUTOcqfYdBcaF6aM1NUfm-1BsGPRzrq1AEwKNYfxEQiS0IkoTPcae6QV5Gzoniob-IVnfFosbjHBt05RU5h6tp16E43ng04gttxdHTT3ev7XRee/s400/IMG_2077+loader+ash+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414566199960627730" border="0" /></a>but is impressive nonetheless . . .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweYPBKpyMvinNw6VVOqPhgCLL-RIa7xkN_vugWLCPx5LrWnmXTpoLWHRddhubF33hxTi26squYZTnaYJWqH83caAZuVEpZjM0ssM9kzBmWDMbgK6jFlPUt7k_FsTVEQcqbxYSjL6_gbfS/s1600-h/IMG_2126+loader+ash+4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweYPBKpyMvinNw6VVOqPhgCLL-RIa7xkN_vugWLCPx5LrWnmXTpoLWHRddhubF33hxTi26squYZTnaYJWqH83caAZuVEpZjM0ssM9kzBmWDMbgK6jFlPUt7k_FsTVEQcqbxYSjL6_gbfS/s400/IMG_2126+loader+ash+4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414566196763931138" border="0" /></a>These two pieces of machinery, partly due to the considerable talent of our mechanic Ed, have been a very good investment and have proved to be the right size for our purposes. In my next blog I will show you how well a grapple works as a road building machine . . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcTAdMbPULPbh1oj2xKrd4zw4PRkyBQxKu7VWMFw5xHqNXIe-9JiTBFVhKHIsP0N7QOht8ZuNg8Ueb1fStOAiBfAplg9EHXQEpgB7KLfdlzIYAMZvlwyWeYe347dpNg54hQsMVzsYPSSb/s1600-h/IMG_2789+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcTAdMbPULPbh1oj2xKrd4zw4PRkyBQxKu7VWMFw5xHqNXIe-9JiTBFVhKHIsP0N7QOht8ZuNg8Ueb1fStOAiBfAplg9EHXQEpgB7KLfdlzIYAMZvlwyWeYe347dpNg54hQsMVzsYPSSb/s400/IMG_2789+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414562213301244898" border="0" /></a>We have tried to keep our landings to a minimum both in size and number, but the reality is that there needs to be enough room to handle the logs and limb and buck and sort and burn the debris.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XoUeJzf0FnxYY2dT38sFkBtLOqaCL9XZZpMjHDCvOBgnq2RG2NDf2lCq1gji6TAsGRbhBJP0RQlii7eRm_6aCJUIdHEH9upZ_g3yzd9U1oimVa898jPS_0ofhggHnZDevpb38_Xnmy5s/s1600-h/IMG_2797+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XoUeJzf0FnxYY2dT38sFkBtLOqaCL9XZZpMjHDCvOBgnq2RG2NDf2lCq1gji6TAsGRbhBJP0RQlii7eRm_6aCJUIdHEH9upZ_g3yzd9U1oimVa898jPS_0ofhggHnZDevpb38_Xnmy5s/s400/IMG_2797+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414562211758494098" border="0" /></a>The debris that was so thick between these trees that nothing could walk between them has been carefully removed with minimal damage to the undergrowth of moss and shrubs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKlj-T9s3d0gYwlmeFFH-ZIdWlunRDJEGyOLfdcHdylr2llWewMC1RrDFx9-5s5tGHoqv1CqIB-iHf2zauwahynvBPt2Et8v9Co2dBxNSeJIckF3tgiJA_tMS8Dk-10xK_dATigcN6kLo/s1600-h/IMG_2853+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKlj-T9s3d0gYwlmeFFH-ZIdWlunRDJEGyOLfdcHdylr2llWewMC1RrDFx9-5s5tGHoqv1CqIB-iHf2zauwahynvBPt2Et8v9Co2dBxNSeJIckF3tgiJA_tMS8Dk-10xK_dATigcN6kLo/s400/IMG_2853+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414562206918201938" border="0" /></a>Sometimes the removal requires some high lifting and the little skid steer is just the right tool with the right operator.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapI6L3Rem5MlvgSoqbn989MaSzE7tjWmd_0JO20XbJMBZrW9Y46gomYpxjyXN9eecLcWTJbovuCWJb1kEUoZPOUTjO7LNlfjquAbyIDjeNPhV1xqzPfPSQJwrYhVcaUFm0k4Tvh-npkJG/s1600-h/IMG_2879+bl+swans.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapI6L3Rem5MlvgSoqbn989MaSzE7tjWmd_0JO20XbJMBZrW9Y46gomYpxjyXN9eecLcWTJbovuCWJb1kEUoZPOUTjO7LNlfjquAbyIDjeNPhV1xqzPfPSQJwrYhVcaUFm0k4Tvh-npkJG/s400/IMG_2879+bl+swans.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414562196371755538" border="0" /></a>Our creek attracts late season Trumpeter swans and their signates . . . three in this case<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNgCUtUNTfoEA5QF-TaUbrNuvJFeguHKvnR71ceiYgu3fShszvgXqjXLoWqZ4amIlNy29Ucv4DqAer2ExG5BzK8PGXgrRBrFxzpV_bu9Ml7JwgB3sxl51pUOyuI-VuAlAp976X500eeBj/s1600-h/IMG_2880+bl+swans+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNgCUtUNTfoEA5QF-TaUbrNuvJFeguHKvnR71ceiYgu3fShszvgXqjXLoWqZ4amIlNy29Ucv4DqAer2ExG5BzK8PGXgrRBrFxzpV_bu9Ml7JwgB3sxl51pUOyuI-VuAlAp976X500eeBj/s400/IMG_2880+bl+swans+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414547651236419890" border="0" /></a><br />to get a last feed and a rest in the quiet of our meadow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxRKT4MdX_5KGxH4cVXULN3HIjCBIThd_PC3EjqHp8foa8MuApRZvD5nQS9SMxaBt9Z9ZhymqKw6MDlnyMfd3SMRqg3tR_QHqrjiJfaIsR7vH_x2Y_RLCteBY7FN_GnuuFplmkWtGXYbo/s1600-h/Trumpeter+swans+dl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxRKT4MdX_5KGxH4cVXULN3HIjCBIThd_PC3EjqHp8foa8MuApRZvD5nQS9SMxaBt9Z9ZhymqKw6MDlnyMfd3SMRqg3tR_QHqrjiJfaIsR7vH_x2Y_RLCteBY7FN_GnuuFplmkWtGXYbo/s400/Trumpeter+swans+dl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414562219779618002" border="0" /></a><br />We have noticed by the calender of events that Nick keeps of arrivals and departures of various visitors that their movements are pretty predictable . . . within a few days usually.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_k9CUvgsy7txzLpVocYfMwn19k6uzWW_TzqjFHBuuY7VbKsxPuExa3oTzSzXWeIMfQepCgLzZiBmvY8ljD2soaPh5RIM8Cm-HvZt2Mb-uD1-tPTBb4ey7KvINwyzBSuF9inYS4y3vDIT/s1600-h/IMG_0685+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_k9CUvgsy7txzLpVocYfMwn19k6uzWW_TzqjFHBuuY7VbKsxPuExa3oTzSzXWeIMfQepCgLzZiBmvY8ljD2soaPh5RIM8Cm-HvZt2Mb-uD1-tPTBb4ey7KvINwyzBSuF9inYS4y3vDIT/s400/IMG_0685+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414547641590653058" border="0" /></a>We have a building that has been crushed by the snow and has to be cleaned up so we decide that the location would be a good place for a burn pile . . .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkiuueUUknZN9vTanyPJNVQ28HgfMj7ZGcFJywMmZRO6cLI9xex99Lt-HR5A46IPugWtpY0e6AeGOOFOA2E-Y6Dpdki6G9ZmcCfuDmrzZq-Kum8apbXXA4Kw6ZwRDKz7XVBe_zp-A_Asx/s1600-h/IMG_3316+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkiuueUUknZN9vTanyPJNVQ28HgfMj7ZGcFJywMmZRO6cLI9xex99Lt-HR5A46IPugWtpY0e6AeGOOFOA2E-Y6Dpdki6G9ZmcCfuDmrzZq-Kum8apbXXA4Kw6ZwRDKz7XVBe_zp-A_Asx/s400/IMG_3316+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414547636709016130" border="0" /></a>Fire is always a startling sight when you are your own fire protection, but there is enough snow now and the bush is wet from the early winter rains so the fire hazard is minimal.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Emf-Rili2QMnxh9j8XXSSGuqkWOPPWEAbqH9Ib5-Z-egCGAYIPHFzu6s52jH5uV-dA81K29mSze7_ZyRCYWhib8m97Ik1wPp4iPDswsVVTbF6yW5qa7poH6WXJLW0ZBmiQCjYA9kr_rc/s1600-h/IMG_3358+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Emf-Rili2QMnxh9j8XXSSGuqkWOPPWEAbqH9Ib5-Z-egCGAYIPHFzu6s52jH5uV-dA81K29mSze7_ZyRCYWhib8m97Ik1wPp4iPDswsVVTbF6yW5qa7poH6WXJLW0ZBmiQCjYA9kr_rc/s400/IMG_3358+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414547634788182098" border="0" /></a>In order to provide acess to the west side of the meadow we had to build a road down the ridge on the west side of the property.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiU9iTAk7g8F47yqR057liRIcco-AH0CtoPVOUoY_Zh3ZRHbXg8fkhjaH1BuqTSLXDwfOFgQNiLaCu_gf7409U-kdt5fS_FVHGI8SzKAXalrYpklAu6z1PsAj8Z38lRhxFeEqs-35uYB0/s1600-h/IMG_3360+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiU9iTAk7g8F47yqR057liRIcco-AH0CtoPVOUoY_Zh3ZRHbXg8fkhjaH1BuqTSLXDwfOFgQNiLaCu_gf7409U-kdt5fS_FVHGI8SzKAXalrYpklAu6z1PsAj8Z38lRhxFeEqs-35uYB0/s400/IMG_3360+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414545790579697442" border="0" /></a>The grade turned out to be fairly steep, but the material in the bank proved to be ideal for our purposes. We built this hill from the bottom and placed each bucket into the hole at the bottom of the hill to reduce the grade.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-v-LbJ7KEuQX2hu7z1tDT_De90gikVaUlTxCtszMJGVlvh99pXmFqZwPIc0rQKbaYBeRo14MvBiuhPpo-7xzjwFAUR87pe6CUDcuchxX7_jEM6KTVu6sT6YDJBrzpV0De-97PkxtxHw5F/s1600-h/IMG_3361+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-v-LbJ7KEuQX2hu7z1tDT_De90gikVaUlTxCtszMJGVlvh99pXmFqZwPIc0rQKbaYBeRo14MvBiuhPpo-7xzjwFAUR87pe6CUDcuchxX7_jEM6KTVu6sT6YDJBrzpV0De-97PkxtxHw5F/s400/IMG_3361+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414545780440295586" border="0" /></a>The result is that the road has no spillage over the bank and has a solid shoulder.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWosIw2KxYc_szNHkwA4pL61MbOLE4tp3eXNTglBCFLeRRMeH5bRlDuLZnK5FO-jw8b8HdQERlPW5fpMMtAaHGAt_bLjbtzu03DfsXbLosvTkeVNMXoWT0Q50zb7cI2bBNAocM-XbxFdjC/s1600-h/IMG_3363+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWosIw2KxYc_szNHkwA4pL61MbOLE4tp3eXNTglBCFLeRRMeH5bRlDuLZnK5FO-jw8b8HdQERlPW5fpMMtAaHGAt_bLjbtzu03DfsXbLosvTkeVNMXoWT0Q50zb7cI2bBNAocM-XbxFdjC/s400/IMG_3363+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414545771703538770" border="0" /></a>This ridge was all big pines when we bought the property. After their demise and removal there are still a surprizing number of surviving smaller pines. The low bush juniper in the foreground have a good chance of flourishing despite the romoval of their shade trees.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPowsWNsFOJu7JVu0LDirdnu1lggHvfepwbLrPoIs-GfXPldXg5XgVqKiJtm615NbUKJMzRJ6O1eBX1P8WMk9AMsSavVTLGwZEvoriI4Dw2w0ErGhk4RcBY0CdosYzvbP5LUj1YuwzoDX/s1600-h/IMG_3378+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPowsWNsFOJu7JVu0LDirdnu1lggHvfepwbLrPoIs-GfXPldXg5XgVqKiJtm615NbUKJMzRJ6O1eBX1P8WMk9AMsSavVTLGwZEvoriI4Dw2w0ErGhk4RcBY0CdosYzvbP5LUj1YuwzoDX/s400/IMG_3378+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414545768546761874" border="0" /></a>This large pile of pine trees came from the area directly behind them. Surprizingly there are still twenty or so larger pine trees that have survived in the same area.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvvx0QpgjLha1rzOoAPgyQlSxxefkDUXnU5o1aV6_hyphenhyphenrVbpMekhND37WRsGcRWhP60YA1gBwezOBApJoFbVMptr-H-oE7qf4Y-Pwj_yYLHsk5L4xN5O83yzwMv-EW86TYJdIKTGevhJPe/s1600-h/IMG_3379+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvvx0QpgjLha1rzOoAPgyQlSxxefkDUXnU5o1aV6_hyphenhyphenrVbpMekhND37WRsGcRWhP60YA1gBwezOBApJoFbVMptr-H-oE7qf4Y-Pwj_yYLHsk5L4xN5O83yzwMv-EW86TYJdIKTGevhJPe/s400/IMG_3379+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414545763794193330" border="0" /></a>This area was also very thick with large pine that Ed has carefully extracted . . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPb1Kfpp22a4HN062Mpz6O_Omk0S1fxYrzgowUhCC97Spp_o92Z4r2gHon2HnRQKbJV-YynyfGgNEWsnxWbvQG0WXCyz2TvZkrfGGIF-GaWtqrBH33wgrYu0J7T93rg_e_x4xnLCU7C92c/s1600-h/IMG_3537+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPb1Kfpp22a4HN062Mpz6O_Omk0S1fxYrzgowUhCC97Spp_o92Z4r2gHon2HnRQKbJV-YynyfGgNEWsnxWbvQG0WXCyz2TvZkrfGGIF-GaWtqrBH33wgrYu0J7T93rg_e_x4xnLCU7C92c/s400/IMG_3537+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414542601491286178" border="0" /></a>And getting the logs off the bank without disturbing the small aspen is a difficult and sometimes frustrating job . . . or so Ed tells me. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4cH5JjLkrfyAnDriH9GUkZJbREys3odyJESOROZm3PyUxzn2TKlvYjiFbIxjSaPSuHOGM1bdeQj1KRrM70AhV38uOWHXtYYUQX6ImMZF9TqlKedlaxBvKRGglEjeLWaMMdP6RiUtkuie/s1600-h/IMG_3750+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4cH5JjLkrfyAnDriH9GUkZJbREys3odyJESOROZm3PyUxzn2TKlvYjiFbIxjSaPSuHOGM1bdeQj1KRrM70AhV38uOWHXtYYUQX6ImMZF9TqlKedlaxBvKRGglEjeLWaMMdP6RiUtkuie/s400/IMG_3750+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414542596252283170" border="0" /></a>Fortunately he has a great sense of humour . . .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMdC5sGdJYiF9IdpRbu4TsVPudpl3Br0KQkjpDijphoLk_zhlQH8x0_9d0vOvorYLzTavC46kG9mCNuk2qw32jOanYs_wkaru5iEGVigIfgCm9Hq1IXyQvjpcxxrKC_vEoF7JXWyMIJUt/s1600-h/IMG_3754+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMdC5sGdJYiF9IdpRbu4TsVPudpl3Br0KQkjpDijphoLk_zhlQH8x0_9d0vOvorYLzTavC46kG9mCNuk2qw32jOanYs_wkaru5iEGVigIfgCm9Hq1IXyQvjpcxxrKC_vEoF7JXWyMIJUt/s400/IMG_3754+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414542585598736338" border="0" /></a>And it really does take time and care and skill to remove large limby dead trees while trying not to knock over these aspen saplings. We judge that it takes at least 5 times as much labour.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDA4sgZGQHQtqBPpR22HfgXFbdWPT_S_jgdHMWWCwdnjN6QyxEz7eibBdwWHsg2zBS-eYJPgaPMVDmQaZiHYSmzLMUTY5u3_dZk0CcE3M2WP-eZUij1w0ltwhr6LjKua8lzBOSN_qobycz/s1600-h/IMG_3966+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDA4sgZGQHQtqBPpR22HfgXFbdWPT_S_jgdHMWWCwdnjN6QyxEz7eibBdwWHsg2zBS-eYJPgaPMVDmQaZiHYSmzLMUTY5u3_dZk0CcE3M2WP-eZUij1w0ltwhr6LjKua8lzBOSN_qobycz/s400/IMG_3966+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414541636505101730" border="0" /></a>our point of land on the west side of the meadow is now green not grey<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ31j8RfLAChVp9C_DiVnWkKgGqL65obi7-RzXOKB4_vlewF7qJ9lgDZfbqA3TIUevKhDDIw4Wn-F2byLRtaZ8g6ks3YMn9JicAkT-wFqyW2UW901yKRftutTu-rZwnQTkfyZHx0odzUbA/s1600-h/IMG_3967+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ31j8RfLAChVp9C_DiVnWkKgGqL65obi7-RzXOKB4_vlewF7qJ9lgDZfbqA3TIUevKhDDIw4Wn-F2byLRtaZ8g6ks3YMn9JicAkT-wFqyW2UW901yKRftutTu-rZwnQTkfyZHx0odzUbA/s400/IMG_3967+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414541630002278690" border="0" /></a>and the road down the ridge is hardly visible. The one dead tree in the center of the picture was the general height of the dead trees and the ridge behind it was not visible before we removed the trees . . . a considerable change to our kitchen view.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzxZY-tPqgTRxWa6aoc6J-325GJv_c4dA701TVTcqYvx2QzLkijPvwgIELAinoFjJGjZowDtqysdvaroCwbBmAjRMUtW_8RxCDaDa-wrnmY6Sdfpg0ueKkr5ghP_ne1p9O0jznjV3gjtW/s1600-h/IMG_4231+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzxZY-tPqgTRxWa6aoc6J-325GJv_c4dA701TVTcqYvx2QzLkijPvwgIELAinoFjJGjZowDtqysdvaroCwbBmAjRMUtW_8RxCDaDa-wrnmY6Sdfpg0ueKkr5ghP_ne1p9O0jznjV3gjtW/s400/IMG_4231+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414541621584710930" border="0" /></a>This is looking west on our south line and shows the last of the dead pine on the west side of the property.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mmgaRmDMGdTSwol1OgcPWLGF6QPOldT7IZww9cSeEIcqT3CJeck8r-rcQQ1unY95erLgOe5mIMyYxuPbD5mPjtS0EQyh3Jyy8v8z35LN7quCjMBdTAFNs3YLs0pX1niOyNlkleSCL_qQ/s1600-h/IMG_4233+bl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mmgaRmDMGdTSwol1OgcPWLGF6QPOldT7IZww9cSeEIcqT3CJeck8r-rcQQ1unY95erLgOe5mIMyYxuPbD5mPjtS0EQyh3Jyy8v8z35LN7quCjMBdTAFNs3YLs0pX1niOyNlkleSCL_qQ/s400/IMG_4233+bl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414541614552360338" border="0" /></a><br />One narrow trail through the center is all that Ed required to transport these logs to the landing for processing. This area has a limited amount of undergrowth and so every tree is even more important.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA74w3xZ3n5vO-a4NIEh2RLyX4FQiAXHeUGXknfupUVf7H0uOVxjbpEhvlp5zpSgh54rf-8g7MGdD29i7wDrlzQQE8wjXzqy5ojiWVH2K6dYF8Rqwt9RyKIeF-Yf_hbDZ0fQPMk8xW4Qo9/s1600-h/km+5+Ernie.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA74w3xZ3n5vO-a4NIEh2RLyX4FQiAXHeUGXknfupUVf7H0uOVxjbpEhvlp5zpSgh54rf-8g7MGdD29i7wDrlzQQE8wjXzqy5ojiWVH2K6dYF8Rqwt9RyKIeF-Yf_hbDZ0fQPMk8xW4Qo9/s400/km+5+Ernie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414443655888827666" border="0" /></a><br />The cowboys are still rounding up the last of the strays and we meet them on our driveway on the way to town.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjqim3X21nWXDK3Iwe9e6Vk79SuyjbFDnqYB_N253uRsPue9idNEmhQ3lngR7cCi97qs9sMdAMcyU-B80Rqyn-HcnAU7COOv3AP81S_mLUc0l6Lu2P-bKHf3_C1R80aBZ7NsFrGKMlPqO/s1600-h/williams+lake.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjqim3X21nWXDK3Iwe9e6Vk79SuyjbFDnqYB_N253uRsPue9idNEmhQ3lngR7cCi97qs9sMdAMcyU-B80Rqyn-HcnAU7COOv3AP81S_mLUc0l6Lu2P-bKHf3_C1R80aBZ7NsFrGKMlPqO/s400/williams+lake.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414443646973656498" border="0" /></a>Town is Williams Lake . . . and a pretty sight it is as it nestles in for the winter. The plumes of exhaust are from the various drying kilns of the several sawmills and the larger plume on the extreme left is the gassafier generator that supplies much of the power for the town from wood waste.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxrBoVqJVqKPV9CyTgvyZbPhiFlLtngJvp7cRJgwwbc1NF2fm0jHwKTzDPcJNY2Y1JYbNwWgBRidFSAa1X-7P_sE-D_irPwdhU0XuzF3PdyoOZe3qpsT4f3rC6MGqtsDg11mTVbo-epFI/s1600-h/skidsteer+west.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxrBoVqJVqKPV9CyTgvyZbPhiFlLtngJvp7cRJgwwbc1NF2fm0jHwKTzDPcJNY2Y1JYbNwWgBRidFSAa1X-7P_sE-D_irPwdhU0XuzF3PdyoOZe3qpsT4f3rC6MGqtsDg11mTVbo-epFI/s400/skidsteer+west.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414443636139808802" border="0" /></a>Winter is on us in earnest at our elevation of exactly 1000 meters. We get lots of sunshine all year round but we get frost every month. It's an exillerating place to live.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2For4NTimCLBZhnPe17QOqsaPhUwOKV_oMDXZMzHJQmMsnmLkrXWlLXDyVLFdhLOpzabWu7l86COxqpNj3dpofxpbQ9zahMVccqjx05QNW2AzwRNViyBbTgi_hwnsVA-U1N6u0-XNWaAL/s1600-h/IMG_2515+frost+on+dead+pines.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2For4NTimCLBZhnPe17QOqsaPhUwOKV_oMDXZMzHJQmMsnmLkrXWlLXDyVLFdhLOpzabWu7l86COxqpNj3dpofxpbQ9zahMVccqjx05QNW2AzwRNViyBbTgi_hwnsVA-U1N6u0-XNWaAL/s400/IMG_2515+frost+on+dead+pines.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414648971872826482" border="0" /></a>Thanks for following along . . . our mill is ready and waiting for us to pick it up . . . we are busilly trying to get our logging finished before the real winter shuts us down and we are forced into the millyard to do some cutting. I'll post again in the new year as we start up with our new mill.<br />Have a great holiday season everyone and play safely! Best wishes for a prosperous and satisfying year in 2010 From Nicky and I and Vince and from Ed and Wendy too!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351577031318364071.post-82332331861099151972009-07-02T22:30:00.017-07:002009-08-17T23:43:45.741-07:00preselective logging . . .So what we are doing is not really selective logging, since the pine beetles have already decided what trees are to be selected. We have to concentrate on doing the least amount of damage to the forest floor and the new growth<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371162528940604882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJd8Qq7k7tufwFwYaMXA6JhQ8eaH9OIQVUGtoXgy-1lRjfypaax895DVtSgQgzqUwnfWxhAH8QdmYcmILQirMZswzncPJV_yv0Dc5KPjZFpxEs2j9pTQD4339MtxS3sSLSEiAiDP7TCLU/s400/secondgrowthblog.JPG" /> Conventional logging practices make no provision for existing second growth. The picture above is our logging from five years ago, and the picture below is of the adjacent area also logged five years ago by a modern operation.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8LwgFZMqSIOGgYr4IP2FB2GsWFBvR37RrsPFJB7sGDjLIfb17AfxrLxdxzjd_O81ksCYteiSyFmkJ7rGGmAgokFd_kwwsjyjzcH5qV2hqU0A9zIOlY0NXHBTeAlUPh7LrV_3_cLYlKBI/s1600-h/clearcutblog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 208px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371153308221660290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8LwgFZMqSIOGgYr4IP2FB2GsWFBvR37RrsPFJB7sGDjLIfb17AfxrLxdxzjd_O81ksCYteiSyFmkJ7rGGmAgokFd_kwwsjyjzcH5qV2hqU0A9zIOlY0NXHBTeAlUPh7LrV_3_cLYlKBI/s400/clearcutblog.JPG" /></a> while it has been replanted (to pine) it is at the expense of all other species<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gHQueXhK3trsm1sPsFSadcrmbgZt4kh5lTS7ogwuSM76rD5zWGmodZA83U4QpSlOanFFw1IpFMULELwhj4ngInqO584kSMEHC5vnpbDszm9MPcDCRwH4pjMIDGSicuHamww_0X5-Pvft/s1600-h/stumpsblog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371154679783613618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gHQueXhK3trsm1sPsFSadcrmbgZt4kh5lTS7ogwuSM76rD5zWGmodZA83U4QpSlOanFFw1IpFMULELwhj4ngInqO584kSMEHC5vnpbDszm9MPcDCRwH4pjMIDGSicuHamww_0X5-Pvft/s400/stumpsblog.JPG" /></a> Removing a large tree without running over the second growth is fairly easy but doing it without damaging the ecology on the forest floor is a bit more daunting. A conventional skidder is out of the question both for cost and it's heavy footprint. A tractor becomes the solution to forward the trees to a landing where they are limbed and cut to length.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371157570709013618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fX2X-j-BQ1B9bU3TJhw0xtwEcdqLwuL5B4VwbMNIBlApGgSX4p7rJs8oolFNbGw1KCXons6OIvLFdnOLa9k7_w7FQmYnXeSAfkHyRYOEvekx6V_EKbQdxlA2tnqe5pU-XMduklDhLDOG/s400/new+road+loggedblog.JPG" />This area has been logged on both sides of the road, leaving the second growth that has escaped the pine beetle. The rational of the industry is that they would all die so cut them all, but that is obviously not true. These second growth pines stood through the major infestation that took all the larger trees.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 149px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371157582338086882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3V8WEJGSyaFPsGOkhZF_GjoyvuBB5s5nE70Fix_9n__nqD5xX2l7aL8zQLVTB4iSEzbZBm63WORBQ-I470H9D73ARC8e67P_9plUMgxGoL3HAZercV7DYZSUdXEM8CbPmpal8E3G2OI_/s400/hillside+logged.JPG" /> <div>and this hillside would be barren if cut by conventional thinking but is instead a flourishing young forest despite the removal of several hundred standing dead pine last month. another view from below (from our back door)<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 138px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371172510881124466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFUVMNEseWg2KLtKxTtZuDhZdOlepk8X7AwH0YYZUVLrZrcFHZwljlVknC3vfIlaKVXXVt2njkHyifV5pLgj3gy5rjODHYy3ZGJBYmeHWkh21x12YZ1TbPGKZRlCERKn3HonPb7Tod0Cp/s400/afterblog.JPG" /> Below is a picture of the new hill completed to usable stage. It's a bit steep but it has dried up and firmed up into a pretty good access road . . .<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371157574069502786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-l4650C3bgzeXndUn-l12O2c3tJ3ECCYA47BDJ7yJM-U8S0-mpmgEDuF5VpcJa5FQ7Lucx_caH-u8391whLLm9KXN0dV0x4d-mVu8tEpJlMu96Img_bp6vuURT8fG_0CGQ-fr7mWxOQs-/s400/new+roadblog.JPG" />The logs pile up in the landings and are hauled to the mill.</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 195px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371172505208008130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUTFmZQUEKKh0OSeZrXS7rUnZC7XwenURsEK7qnBfvc3fY_kjomi3KL4dX8pnPirIYF2UuryvqKi9OFLSjmzorNmaqJaARrvV9wBeUYAyOayydTacr_N7u2zfWGXfSCY4e0oSyA1eJNpR/s400/logtruckblog.JPG" /></div><div>We are using a 3 ton truck as it will haul 20 or so logs and we are not going far. When we get to the yard we dump them in a pile till we've accumulated enough to make it worthwhile to sort and deck them. <div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxNApa818WLfgUWYtDTQHX7WkcZWNU35oNPy3OTkce5pYQp3-53dL7yDUrC1BS_ipm3rkSLMWDl85wv2k3-f-HKqpVm6EkU0f9yBXaxDVxfCv65HCjtvan_nWoa6JKfo-ZonnsLiLR7Rg/s1600-h/logs+in+yardblog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 125px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371153301381293122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxNApa818WLfgUWYtDTQHX7WkcZWNU35oNPy3OTkce5pYQp3-53dL7yDUrC1BS_ipm3rkSLMWDl85wv2k3-f-HKqpVm6EkU0f9yBXaxDVxfCv65HCjtvan_nWoa6JKfo-ZonnsLiLR7Rg/s400/logs+in+yardblog.JPG" /></a> It has now turned hot and dry so the forest is off limits to our machines. A track machine like the 175C will light a series of fires behind it in these dry conditions due to the sparks that the tracks make when they hit rock or even the adjacent steel track pad . Hot exhausts from saws and machinery can also easily cause a fire so we find something to do that is less dangerous. We turn our attention to the mill buildings where we need to finish closing in the planer by building and installing the big sliding door that will close in the rough lumber receiving deck.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcTTZ_qQnLZ_SWF_xCAUqSX2SQyLeOtdp2fiOHhO2zCrzxtzECqkBnLRc325yUlk2kRc0gs5lDIsL0rzE9XIIOOmMlCcpYCrMCDICFwSMVICoYayY7o9RAnvRDYzJn28uTZIPwfpFpNZo/s1600-h/sliding+door+3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371154702243916210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcTTZ_qQnLZ_SWF_xCAUqSX2SQyLeOtdp2fiOHhO2zCrzxtzECqkBnLRc325yUlk2kRc0gs5lDIsL0rzE9XIIOOmMlCcpYCrMCDICFwSMVICoYayY7o9RAnvRDYzJn28uTZIPwfpFpNZo/s400/sliding+door+3.JPG" /></a> Then we needed to deck the floor with the 1 & 1/2 inch tongue and groove pine to cover the rough sawn 1 inch pine planking we used for a subfloor. <div><div><br /><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371153290303276258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTque_bwzZrrWXyq_C-GC7EUNakP0DUuEGCWtINH1EiIS7HaERDwH1qgZqFXOdm_6auOq_ytjj_jz_VZyqKVgiKIFFt3uZyvB5RmG5rQmEVFpxVW64Ac7ro5t-pMU1lzhArfGs7KCkvVd3/s400/planer+shack+floor.JPG" /></div><div>The blue stain is very apparent in these photos. It amazes me that the stain could so thoroughly penetrate the board in such a short time. (note the darker board on the shot of the end grain)</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371154706251387586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhCq81Jyu_NPatpK3BcmoC3v6lEA2AaNHUycMdjmawhpmMXukp1qWuEOCrVgFvEUFvXKWzuogemMHKC2Kq_w1tW5elyoJpueYmhwwOPP9xL_4QfBSQemCZjWP-VsxEGYnKQ8GfE1AVku-/s400/planer+shack+floorblue2blog.JPG" /><br /><div><p>We have decided to buy a new mill to better utilize our materials. We have ordered a double cut swing saw from D&L. A bandsaw mill is fairly limited in what it does and is quite expensive to operate both in time and materials. With the swing cut the maintenance is much less and although the kerf is larger, the shavings it produces are a saleable product. . We ordered it last Sunday and it should be ready in about 5 weeks. exciting stuff . . .Here's a link to a similar <a href="http://www.doublecut.com/sawmill_detail.asp?mill=14">mill </a>operated by the builder of our new mill.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351577031318364071.post-71935181828234843072009-06-21T22:11:00.020-07:002009-08-16T09:46:49.585-07:00collateral damage . . . roads and trails<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqe39mV9p1LOMNHCwH_jtFeDkP4HVw7r0q87OS5JkaWUnmkA6DCdxTDmKjZvUrGm_DNDVlQSsr22TrSL-7B3KzCqG8JOcaJ4IsSTw_s8FQae5NWvf-WdrG5lYDOkHKlAE3DkYiP3avw15D/s1600-h/treeclouds.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqe39mV9p1LOMNHCwH_jtFeDkP4HVw7r0q87OS5JkaWUnmkA6DCdxTDmKjZvUrGm_DNDVlQSsr22TrSL-7B3KzCqG8JOcaJ4IsSTw_s8FQae5NWvf-WdrG5lYDOkHKlAE3DkYiP3avw15D/s400/treeclouds.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370603894727965570" /></a><br />If only trees had wings and the dead ones could fly.<br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350020326420698754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmo_E24LMfFik_z75gfQP3cCrDQ3g8gL17cPw8E3xane5f5gGeFhI6vy_sSDxenxmSezKGxNFv4eck4HEe9WAS_00YbNtLnEdKvjRLFgUyuOHIO-Qpbq9Y0xR7zBhcGPBX79nhuxqMOO5h/s400/nick+on+new+road.JPG" />Unfortunately for the few strips of bush that will become roads and trails, we need a way to get at our dead pine and haul them back to the mill. We will try to do that without doing too much damage but some obstacles will have to be removed. Fortunately we have had a while to plan. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTdaZWmwAGeb59qSI63sijvaZkuU-TtdVfB5xyJiGdDViobfE5ddFhE-Vq4bQEEWgiOH4PgoI1NdcT5SYujLT3YK0wV2qK_0gPsKAd68affOtN1eRmlJ8BZLyB1Qw5dWcV-mcPVVb-UWW/s1600-h/IMG_0039blog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350026542771900946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTdaZWmwAGeb59qSI63sijvaZkuU-TtdVfB5xyJiGdDViobfE5ddFhE-Vq4bQEEWgiOH4PgoI1NdcT5SYujLT3YK0wV2qK_0gPsKAd68affOtN1eRmlJ8BZLyB1Qw5dWcV-mcPVVb-UWW/s400/IMG_0039blog.JPG" /></a>The topography has it's own constraints which have a tendency to minimize discussions. We have a couple of levels to our property so attaining elevation without pointing the nose of our machinery too far skyward is pretty important, considering snow is often present for 6 months at a time. </p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSA1Z_38axPMt3OaK0kAfI9yd2JO1UXvFEWFuFPWEZ2y4Co-qID3_ENvJhcjXm7gGuvBCXxP9fZK4taa0GhigCqwrlKdUet5TVUzf-rstlbqDmwBxUSMYjo1ozbSNpqUCOZwF27EOTbRCI/s1600-h/IMG_0019blog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350026540481614562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSA1Z_38axPMt3OaK0kAfI9yd2JO1UXvFEWFuFPWEZ2y4Co-qID3_ENvJhcjXm7gGuvBCXxP9fZK4taa0GhigCqwrlKdUet5TVUzf-rstlbqDmwBxUSMYjo1ozbSNpqUCOZwF27EOTbRCI/s400/IMG_0019blog.JPG" /></a> Carefully clearing the right of way minimizes damage to the adjacent forest. The trees we have had to sacrifice for the cause are limbed and bucked and hauled to the mill yard to be utilized. Removing the stumps is the next process and is best done by a machine big enough to do the job. This one is . . . </p><br /><div><br /><p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQedhyphenhyphencJ-Vzw1shkt1f7D-On19JG7o5feET1SSwob7iqFbApBgHumx2otXQ_oXUpn50Q-YafQONebbwOwcccQkuColb_gc8JZaFOAOVE5xmatq18zbjktQjcPQ-MwQa6fkKN_m2zEPPDO/s1600-h/IMG_0011blog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350063930845441074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQedhyphenhyphencJ-Vzw1shkt1f7D-On19JG7o5feET1SSwob7iqFbApBgHumx2otXQ_oXUpn50Q-YafQONebbwOwcccQkuColb_gc8JZaFOAOVE5xmatq18zbjktQjcPQ-MwQa6fkKN_m2zEPPDO/s400/IMG_0011blog.JPG" /></a><br /><p></p><br /><p>but it is also heavy and is not suitable for anything but roads. It does an unacceptable amount of damage to the forest floor and so its moves are planned pretty carefully. It is also the largest piece of equipment we have and getting it stuck is not an option. We have plenty of places where this could happen what with springs and muskeg all over our property so we are very cautious. </p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Bd2RTjTF87Z30Dk2pQI9AGQHs1X81tPMRJX_g0HeiNM99thNlZGRjAWJWtqKC5v9_CUlY-mHlQubqlD8WHmnLmxWdwhUg8l_A6kpaRdaf0HF2-YyGIouzxgnxhq0XHm47clhEt-LsrJN/s1600-h/IMG_0014blog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350026536230464034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Bd2RTjTF87Z30Dk2pQI9AGQHs1X81tPMRJX_g0HeiNM99thNlZGRjAWJWtqKC5v9_CUlY-mHlQubqlD8WHmnLmxWdwhUg8l_A6kpaRdaf0HF2-YyGIouzxgnxhq0XHm47clhEt-LsrJN/s400/IMG_0014blog.JPG" /></a> We had a lot of things to consider when we bought our track loader. We needed a machine that would load our truck to haul gravel and something large enough to build roads. A larger piece of equipment like this is a money pit. Just when you think you have all the bugs out of it, something else happens, and parts are fairly expensive. To our good fortune, our lead hand is a heavy duty mechanic and he pretty much grew up on these machines. More importantly he is always willing to immediately fix whatever crisis appears, a quality that is unbeatable and unbuyable.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqics1ZNVaH64TwKXD8EomsNgQ5oxyRNgRnnHNgbhnA1OrvfN0cXfb_BKvETL85VzLhrI5WzDX-iqm-oIhf0ge68nULJcw5J3tmXu_PCnNHMo60UlTBFydVdXw0PFUQGnXw2lxQJu7yWb/s1600-h/IMG_5593blog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350201010193254690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqics1ZNVaH64TwKXD8EomsNgQ5oxyRNgRnnHNgbhnA1OrvfN0cXfb_BKvETL85VzLhrI5WzDX-iqm-oIhf0ge68nULJcw5J3tmXu_PCnNHMo60UlTBFydVdXw0PFUQGnXw2lxQJu7yWb/s400/IMG_5593blog.JPG" /></a><br /><p>We bought a grapple for this machine for some of our larger timber and it required a considerable amount of modification to fulfill our needs. Again our lead hand is proficient with an air arc gouger and has his own welder which he donates to the cause along with his ability to run a fine bead. He also has a home machine shop with a metal lathe to machine the eight bosses he had to gouge off and reposition and cut down and machine larger in order to fit the grapple to our loader. So I'm not complaining about the costs because they could be soooooo much more!</p><br /><p>The end result is fairly impressive!<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tyIMmzWWW7o&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tyIMmzWWW7o&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></p><p></p><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsixqsqPfnU8XML-6iWEoo5MXc_QhK0EsKxOnPj_ORJ0VmnnQa3f4I8Hxm3tSTZ0WgtM-dDpzXM4rA8F-epttzVgQNNV7MQV3tjR4CfoITAzow9GRn2XgSkm9a7KhBlp13lk7s3biCxfR/s1600-h/IMG_0007.JPG"></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351577031318364071.post-12199517682330358822009-06-12T18:43:00.012-07:002009-06-12T23:06:19.664-07:00how fast are ants anyway . . .Well they're pretty damn quick when one looks at the overall picture. The thing about it is that their little chippers go all the time and there are millions of them! Look at the pile of chipper dust that dwarfs these ants!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArY0r0EZPAFfGtkS1zO1efJSZ9u8fz4qd2PaajCZ4e5AojJBEvNFLhpegOSqhsuDPyEWmOsym5Vcq2kHdI0zrVRhcjFHw-z1oj0yYKQWwwRM2aBcVcujG0-r6iHxG7w6hyphenhyphenVqYnBtjeEjm/s1600-h/IMG_0117blog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346640071077914674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArY0r0EZPAFfGtkS1zO1efJSZ9u8fz4qd2PaajCZ4e5AojJBEvNFLhpegOSqhsuDPyEWmOsym5Vcq2kHdI0zrVRhcjFHw-z1oj0yYKQWwwRM2aBcVcujG0-r6iHxG7w6hyphenhyphenVqYnBtjeEjm/s400/IMG_0117blog.JPG" /></a><br />When the pine beetle outbreak was in its early stages, the experts in the forest industry felt they had 8 years to harvest this standing dead wood. Where we live, the forces of nature (ants, woodpeckers, fungi, and wind) can have a large pine tree on the ground within two years of needle drop.<br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346641807038749890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiroExW4iUG1faw3ncRwD3Stwskv5EeYPEMS_PsMs7A20oXkNBZPLt2lPc74R9c-zj6cswolSF15SaPCT68mmVLo0_gDVATHamnLGIfvBcWEzRjRvzaDbgl-NwuSUAxXbaj1pOIul8KLiJ/s400/IMG_0115blog.JPG" />This huge tree . . . is still being supported (although <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">tenuously</span>) </p><p><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346641207560866706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBT1ueujLr5iEtk3A5Fqy67b1aRHLcDQIL9s6J9Z6V_LuaeaSwoZCYd03QgJybGdtryb4qwXitAWFHO5GOvKAWKSWI0EUPX1-1wQm0qnyBJ37_um_rgBPOzr7tBrIUNq82H6lu5GD9kOV/s400/IMG_0116blog.JPG" /><br /></p>by this ant-eaten and woodpecker ravaged trunk!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFzg5kZHvB_NLP4fj7hBxMuV_ACBAWyzQYaojLvCXu4rAYf4nbgVRxz4RWgbEMmh_c8F0hnyQkXSoFST1qujy-myWFlVzRVNYXggzZrxZbJBLkArtrB-pBDlQOM2xWiy6hZ8HQLsvL5xq/s1600-h/IMG_0114blog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346641192645799426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFzg5kZHvB_NLP4fj7hBxMuV_ACBAWyzQYaojLvCXu4rAYf4nbgVRxz4RWgbEMmh_c8F0hnyQkXSoFST1qujy-myWFlVzRVNYXggzZrxZbJBLkArtrB-pBDlQOM2xWiy6hZ8HQLsvL5xq/s400/IMG_0114blog.JPG" /></a><br /><div>So how come some old trees can stand for many years and these are falling so quickly?</div><div>I think there are a number of reasons . . . all to do with the pine beetle. The beetles deplete all the sap and resins in the tree and then emerge leaving holes. The tree has entry and exit holes all over the bark that are oozing pitch (candy to the ants) and providing an easy way to the interior wood for both ants and fungi. </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUMVUIqXVUl5BZffSk_jV_2JTjHVLbRmvl_od8BySQl3OeSP4cZsdEjDHFQNncn_jH05yfSRCjvFNefAYEvnA6ZY7415w2lbeVamuWgK-fNb1cvZcnP8dWUk1AbGOequ82O6X2WJlw6m5/s1600-h/IMG_0123blog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346641202958305890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUMVUIqXVUl5BZffSk_jV_2JTjHVLbRmvl_od8BySQl3OeSP4cZsdEjDHFQNncn_jH05yfSRCjvFNefAYEvnA6ZY7415w2lbeVamuWgK-fNb1cvZcnP8dWUk1AbGOequ82O6X2WJlw6m5/s400/IMG_0123blog.JPG" /></a><br />Once the ants get started in the interior wood, the woodpeckers join the fray and shred the bottom of the tree looking for ants which drives the ants deeper and so it goes. Pretty soon it doesn't take much of a breeze to blow the tree down.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRP0ZOj4yW3zEfB3mnNT5hHbT3d3Qnu-BanDbweUV82o_trhsiUV0UPZMfHxzUi_2tm5HmqgUvUqZLaj8e8y-Z8ZJ6-A1mtbHLrwIFFdzUwNfsECliyn6E6yS9EL37Ifa-Dr6rGBukqMe/s1600-h/IMG_0136blog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346641197308448002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRP0ZOj4yW3zEfB3mnNT5hHbT3d3Qnu-BanDbweUV82o_trhsiUV0UPZMfHxzUi_2tm5HmqgUvUqZLaj8e8y-Z8ZJ6-A1mtbHLrwIFFdzUwNfsECliyn6E6yS9EL37Ifa-Dr6rGBukqMe/s400/IMG_0136blog.JPG" /></a><br />Even if the woodpeckers don't help, the tree can still be hollowed out in short order by the growing colony and again the wind helps.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5U7M3OlfmuR-l_xbj8wrrz-SflDLrzaem65cg1ie-uMZD1Xp-7EfKqkAOPrrMEEfrbVnF-UrZb7BEPXPnZGytzS0_XORaHbeo3gpWnfXru_kvDqdpONN9M0sqr9bs2UFtC97scHQa1fgG/s1600-h/IMG_0137blog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346640059080192050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5U7M3OlfmuR-l_xbj8wrrz-SflDLrzaem65cg1ie-uMZD1Xp-7EfKqkAOPrrMEEfrbVnF-UrZb7BEPXPnZGytzS0_XORaHbeo3gpWnfXru_kvDqdpONN9M0sqr9bs2UFtC97scHQa1fgG/s400/IMG_0137blog.JPG" /></a><br />Once its on the ground, the race is on to salvage anything usable out of the tree. The first few feet will be damaged by ants and fungi but then the rest of the log might be just fine.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodKGV5CCTmNPZh8wRMXgww7pbNFlF0Mit0PIeAly6uBL9EUAMT8MtR5WX7eycOe6WiF2NVeXwReWYx4D8MsF78cBom6PcVf9-0iYpO0EggbVgDyQ1efXH8-efRgqqpuo_XjxYWVIb7YPg/s1600-h/IMG_0122blog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346640068947377330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodKGV5CCTmNPZh8wRMXgww7pbNFlF0Mit0PIeAly6uBL9EUAMT8MtR5WX7eycOe6WiF2NVeXwReWYx4D8MsF78cBom6PcVf9-0iYpO0EggbVgDyQ1efXH8-efRgqqpuo_XjxYWVIb7YPg/s400/IMG_0122blog.JPG" /></a><br />Some trees snag up on another tree on the way to the ground. They pose a specially deadly hazard as they can unexpectedly domino other trees or release in the wind.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PlxIHyqKdwfexscnHTEDQPBztPpalBj2Ll_tfmAEkFW2dMOAsLnLVMPVNu7aGo3bMFGR9qqJsKBZ4z3F7IDHsRkd3uEJVMK5G70q2QAHP5-x8u1AxAQ3xzeLXCSoOKnnzukTBKAlczae/s1600-h/IMG_0131blog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346640063071614178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PlxIHyqKdwfexscnHTEDQPBztPpalBj2Ll_tfmAEkFW2dMOAsLnLVMPVNu7aGo3bMFGR9qqJsKBZ4z3F7IDHsRkd3uEJVMK5G70q2QAHP5-x8u1AxAQ3xzeLXCSoOKnnzukTBKAlczae/s400/IMG_0131blog.JPG" /></a><br /><div>This is a place where the ants are way ahead in the race. Most of the trees here are already fallen and the forest is in the process of reclaiming them. So . . . that is the natural way and why not just let them fall and add to the forest humus and improve the fertility of the soil? That was certainly my attitude before the global warming or climate change crisis. This realization changed my mind . . . The carbon that is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">temporarily</span> locked in these trees will all be released without our help within the next ten years as they rot and return to the ground.</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346640061868830578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYmqkgbytum1Xeun9ZEFS8fX5jy1Jh5MAQFy2KJNtkaLoTK0oWR9kY86zmhiFJh95U-Jq4ZzClffbvYsouT330sQ2iFcdeLP0N1hqZ1sBaIubg_AU1PNXCVt4Kh_v-onTbgrrOEXGOnsi/s400/IMG_0125blog.JPG" /><br />If we harvest and process them, we can extend the time that this carbon is captured, by the life of the product we produce. and the more valuable that product is, the longer it is likely to remain a carbon sink.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNm0zRHAZhfo0pqmE8NfGP-C0d64RxCKZGMpGC5kdPHf4AVLHjmFIh8nK5pg90BFwt_7aXv7Cyt8qXjmgdXgNwO5wG7TZ81E35BSsFrK5T1lVUZ2sKZjHM2vQFQ_rZwmsGkv8I5PLvIpv/s1600-h/IMG_0128blog.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346641195122748610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNm0zRHAZhfo0pqmE8NfGP-C0d64RxCKZGMpGC5kdPHf4AVLHjmFIh8nK5pg90BFwt_7aXv7Cyt8qXjmgdXgNwO5wG7TZ81E35BSsFrK5T1lVUZ2sKZjHM2vQFQ_rZwmsGkv8I5PLvIpv/s400/IMG_0128blog.JPG" /></a><br />Our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">tiny</span> piece of forest won't make much difference in the great scheme of things, but in the spirit of stewardship of what we have . . . we feel we must do our part.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351577031318364071.post-67180148860986600222009-06-09T00:31:00.011-07:002009-06-09T02:32:39.043-07:00housing the Logosol planerGreat satisfaction is derived from producing your own lumber to build your projects. Dimensional lumber is such a valuable commodity when you have to buy it from the lumberyard, and to be able to plan your building without that constraint is very liberating. No more building just strong enough to do the job by using 24 inch centers or buying plywood because T&G decking is too costly. Building stronger becomes more a matter of extra time than extra money.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uAf8mVYuC5JVwb1_0cS4a3dcHlrAX7kvTdZ4_BWKdPpf2M_aqqfL4oN11jCHCCxxyH8f3QmwmC9W1uQJhUp9RL6f5ncbgi9y2z0rBmwGu-vIPqqx7z2CA-Fd2zkHghGoQ3JXy0FZzhPD/s1600-h/IMG_4694blog.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 427px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345236703929821298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uAf8mVYuC5JVwb1_0cS4a3dcHlrAX7kvTdZ4_BWKdPpf2M_aqqfL4oN11jCHCCxxyH8f3QmwmC9W1uQJhUp9RL6f5ncbgi9y2z0rBmwGu-vIPqqx7z2CA-Fd2zkHghGoQ3JXy0FZzhPD/s400/IMG_4694blog.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Setting the band-mill in a convenient location in the mill-yard and in a spot that would not impede the flow of materials took some thought, but I think we got it right. This bandsaw was built several decades ago by the same man who operates it today. It is reliable and efficient, able to cut any size of log we are likely to encounter, and is cheap to run. Its first real task in its new mill yard is cutting the material for a planer enclosure on the back of this pole building.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 422px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345248240214867474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LyarmFHG6vBQT4dgKMbp6_52ySdIBgYePw6iJSiYeIRaGOTfBcZDQ9XZLluF9oJeSYEPMkc2LlD08iW9hUt8BIpMoCfzs60dpbiQ7gIZ170_ddfsQrP5Q5rK9cja2P3u90OF9Iw6Jold/s400/IMG_5596blog.JPG" /> We reasoned that 14 feet would be sufficient width and at that, the run of the roof would allow us to raise the deck about 20 inches and still allow enough headroom to accommodate lifts of rough lumber for processing. With the planer in the center and doors at both ends, we should be able to handle normal lengths with the doors closed and longer lengths with them open.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9sm3gpgcqkQDVK_iAICocm5INpjVS05bfMMT2P-wDgtYFSMqkg7klXs3iiqdX7Fttsfw4vTyAU9OzLRFyTGMGakl4-JfP50UMkjikBNV5_xCDFZFuAmJ7oDlaCXMIhQCWLQj6ZdEcFAg/s1600-h/IMG_5728blog.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 416px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 177px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345236722466394258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9sm3gpgcqkQDVK_iAICocm5INpjVS05bfMMT2P-wDgtYFSMqkg7klXs3iiqdX7Fttsfw4vTyAU9OzLRFyTGMGakl4-JfP50UMkjikBNV5_xCDFZFuAmJ7oDlaCXMIhQCWLQj6ZdEcFAg/s400/IMG_5728blog.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p>We re-roofed the pole building at the same time with salvaged industrial strength metal that a neighbour procured for us at a reasonable price. We plan to put a sliding door in the open portion and remove the wall in the original building, extending the deck throughout for finished lumber storage and processing.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-eYw2MoqQ3EbGLKacK_tUGJwepYWlFTAG7jjbFJ_nMa52RPmE643Y2b830L-VRyIUJCvv4Am2MRwp-7pKy6fW5-rqN7RIcnQuy3ZEIya6lR5x6JfGInIQokQkX6mWNaR7T8aj7pugQGG/s1600-h/IMG_6025blog.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 419px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345239433233615586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-eYw2MoqQ3EbGLKacK_tUGJwepYWlFTAG7jjbFJ_nMa52RPmE643Y2b830L-VRyIUJCvv4Am2MRwp-7pKy6fW5-rqN7RIcnQuy3ZEIya6lR5x6JfGInIQokQkX6mWNaR7T8aj7pugQGG/s400/IMG_6025blog.JPG" /></a> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>So we are well underway. The planer is now installed in the building although is is not permanent as its first real job is to process the new decking for the floor. It takes a bit to wrap ones head around being able to produce such a rare commodity, so much so, that it hadn't occured to the builder till I mentioned it, that we should probably use something other than rough planks. </p><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJJ7ZvHuKCA9GgzYl1MISIADKN-VSmF3XZgSvysIbONCygcbJzDzcORvcBlYTWpwJYmnPHpox02833_swSrXRCTpalsbAFOpTN5Ewuir7BVOqpA8wzE9V7ipySLmn7aSJkOthb42WsqQl/s1600-h/IMG_564blog6.JPG"></a></div>Good for a laugh for both of us . . .<br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351577031318364071.post-88057592422224493912009-06-05T21:59:00.007-07:002009-06-09T00:27:29.013-07:00In the beginning . . . there were ants<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWgCM8lgZMQ1YQkvDJgm7NOUC9hglEbTx8ZlxAFoCZoqJmYxd6qWmvQoiHwLPEqNyz4XwHP2-xj6MV29wtaT4dbyWNpI3o0MkFUFQuGog3PT_wTgqYA5FwgMcWkIvh9XUvGqOvvpfLLvd/s1600-h/IMG_4631.JPG"></a>It's a busy time of year when spring finally emerges from the frosty nights and blustery days. Every project that winter inspired becomes more urgent as the short summer approaches and setting our priorities becomes paramount. Thank goodness our talented lead hand is also patient as we jump from one job to the next and he struggles to divide his time into our list of wants.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqrT7BCwZ3pOpxk5SQ8erk_jLBdYeZ8iNo_U1LCWt3qE35SEj0norrYIYQaoBgxmU5qWsJwx-WIihYVGJh8h_5Bv_YflxCGA6rQv0hXEBdGqF6UqMYijX62ekKtRRKN8gwJZbIhAcjug6/s1600-h/IMG_4326blog.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 590px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344143046980730978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqrT7BCwZ3pOpxk5SQ8erk_jLBdYeZ8iNo_U1LCWt3qE35SEj0norrYIYQaoBgxmU5qWsJwx-WIihYVGJh8h_5Bv_YflxCGA6rQv0hXEBdGqF6UqMYijX62ekKtRRKN8gwJZbIhAcjug6/s400/IMG_4326blog.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div>This is the year we have to deal with the considerable amount of bug killed pine that peppers our little forest. The trees are standing dead, but just barely standing, as root rot and ant colonies conspire to fall them before we do. We have to be very careful and keep our wits about us because they will sometimes fall without provocation . . . unnerving and dangerous . . . and the sound of wind is a warning to make your way to a clearing . . . heads up! </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOFcXiLa-7hH1wFvDW7_4tVCKCawSFIacRsGqNAMqinzvcB2Th8LRQvYUTw6agq2aLYvyKypx8MZ3g3aspiw73382PaM8XNt4mGieooyOJX1Y7bBT595SL8FuR632CxaGCX7pt1UiMleA/s1600-h/IMG_3215blog.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 559px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 231px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345218950899903202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOFcXiLa-7hH1wFvDW7_4tVCKCawSFIacRsGqNAMqinzvcB2Th8LRQvYUTw6agq2aLYvyKypx8MZ3g3aspiw73382PaM8XNt4mGieooyOJX1Y7bBT595SL8FuR632CxaGCX7pt1UiMleA/s400/IMG_3215blog.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div>The Pine Beetles that eat the c<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ambrian</span> layer and kill the tree, cause a stain that penetrates the tree for several inches in some cases. This stained wood when <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">sawn</span> produces a spectacular show of blue grey wood mixed with the typical white pine. The stain does not appear to fade or run so the wood can be finished to enhance this natural beauty. We have been burning this wood in the home fires while lamenting the destruction of these beautiful trees and the huge waste of potential lumber and wood products that are falling all around us. This winter we decided to do something to at least deal with the trees on our own land, so we bought a four head <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Logosol</span> planer to add some value to the rough <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">sawn</span> lumber that is commonplace here. . . </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusZCnbNiBke4GaZsDbSRXUgavdxecxKUxZGxLLemlPyqTrBxqQOVwDeeOxz9J68Yfxie1OrX4eFVBltJDI3expEcdMYwxxKH4sU9A2dHKk5haf9PxA81hIBmQLQ3yswBCiAGqDyXXdHOl/s1600-h/IMG_6028blog.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 533px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 345px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345208907143623858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusZCnbNiBke4GaZsDbSRXUgavdxecxKUxZGxLLemlPyqTrBxqQOVwDeeOxz9J68Yfxie1OrX4eFVBltJDI3expEcdMYwxxKH4sU9A2dHKk5haf9PxA81hIBmQLQ3yswBCiAGqDyXXdHOl/s400/IMG_6028blog.JPG" /></a></div><div>Planing our lumber is the final step in the production process . . . first we had to acquire all the support machinery that is needed to produce the rough lumber for the planer and to selectively log the trees and haul them to the mill, and clean up the branches and remove the stumps and build the roads etc etc. Also we had to provide shelter for the machinery and store the final product. This will be a record of how all that is coming together . . . </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2