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Rest in peace old tree
Sometime in the distant past a giant oak tree fell over behind the annex. Not sure why the previous owners didn’t have it cut up and removed, probably would have been expensive.
I got tired of looking at it and cut it up today. Just got tired of looking at it. On the ground now and less visible. (:20 video)
House number
Happier than I appear
Firewood
Pile of rocks
The cone-like dome of the cairn came out pretty much as I had envisioned. I collected as many round-ish rocks as I could find and stacked them as I would cannonballs (not something I’m ever likely to do). Started with a ring (see image below) and worked my way up. This little project took about a month but the heat spell halted work for much of that time.
Weeds whacked
Weeks of 100 degree temps have kept me indoors with a simmering case of summer cabin fever. Today was finally cool enough (mid-80’s) to work outside and I fired up the weed whacker.
Squirrel!
Sticker burrs
We have some wicked sticker burrs on the property and I got into a patch yesterday. Easier to toss the socks than try to pick these off. I’ve been wearing knee-hight rubber boots but found they didn’t always protect me from chiggers. Knew there had to be a better way and ordered these.
I’ll hose these down with permethrin and see if they’ll protect from chiggers, ticks and burrs. Stay tuned.
Winch comes in handy again
The wood chipper got a much needed cleaning and service and two young guys put it in the pickup but did not come home with me to unload. It’s a heavy mother so rolling down my ramps would be iffy. Instead I used the electric winch to lower it to the ground. If you look close you can see the Gator-Jaw soft shackle holding a lot of weight.
