Update – Its Christmas Break!

Work began again and I stopped writing posts, but here we are again.  It is Christmas break and I’ve got an update.   September was very busy.  Dad was up two to three time a week cutting down trees and sectioning the wood.

Michael and Dad are moving logs to dry over a year for the sawmill

Most of the trees infected with Dwarf Mistletoe are straigt and board quality, so we are letting them dry out for a year.

Dad at the controls, Michael chains the logs for moving.

October found us mostly getting firewood in.  I’ve got the fancy new wood burning stove to fill, I’m sitting in front of it as I write.  There was an enormous tree in the pasture with the old farm equipment that fell.  Dad cut some and so did Michael and I.  I think I’ve burned it all.  I’m finding that it goes so quickly!!

What a strange angle, I can't remember why I was cutting like that, I think there was a reason.

Here I am again. Looks a little better.

Of course Michael did most of the work, I'm gratefull to him. Talus happily sat with us that afternoon.

Once we got the wood into Castle Rock, Dad and I split it.

The splitter is noisy, but really does the job. I'd hate to have to use a wedge and hammer

We got the forest plan updated and Dad met with the forester, Meg Halford.  Meg lives down the street from Mom and Dad.  Funny.   I’d like to get up this break, Edie used to go up in her Subaru.  I wonder if mine will go.