Tag Archives: Trees

Got Glazed

Glazed Cherry Yesterday and this morning we woke up to a fresh glaze of ice on our world. Everything was sparkly. I’m very glad that this ice storm was not as bad as the ice storm of 1998 when we … Continue reading

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Tree Fall

Tree Down There’s the old puzzle about, “If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there does it make a sound?” Well, the other morning we were working and heard a distant crash boom. “There,” I said, “I … Continue reading

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Apple Blossoms

Old Apple Tree in Morning Light The settlers who came here from Europe, to land they had purchased but never seen, got 100 acre lots. Many of those acres were rather vertical making farming rather challenging for people used to … Continue reading

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Firewood 2009-2010

2009 – 2010 Winter Firewood UsageIn the past I had measured our firewood usage in log units because in the old house that was the easy way to do it. In the cottage we have a neat 1/24th cord measure … Continue reading

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Field Clearing – Grapple Skidder

Grapple Skidder in New Upper FieldWe are re-clearing about thirty acres of the old fields around the house area that had grown up to forest over the past 70 years. This is a process we started getting ready for at … Continue reading

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