A few pics

Here are some pictures I've wanted to share.

David L. Spreading some seed on the barn site. We want something to hold the soil in place, and as things go, we are a slow moving crew. The several weeks it will take for fescue to grow will be used gathering more wood for the basic frame.

 

This will be the tree centered in our turn around at the end of the driveway. It's quite large, and despite having a little lean, it is very sturdy. Below is a photo of her leaves. Any good tree aficionados out there able to give me an I.D. ?

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Tulip poplar trunk

This sucker is 60 feet long, and 22 inch diameter at the small end! It was standing in the wood below our dam, damaged by the winter ice storm. Most of the top had been broken out of it.

Jon helps take out the Sumac

 

My boy Jonathan turned out to be a real trooper. It was like pulling teeth to get him started, but then once he got to going with that pole saw, he made quick work of that stand of sumac. I had knocked as much of it down as I could, with the tractor and bush hog, but the center of the stand had too many years to get established.

  

He was proud of himself, and I of him. I'm glad I've got him to lend a hand. We both got a rash from this stuff, but easily treated. I've got some pictures of the bonfire we had latter, I'll post them sometime.