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Cherry Bowl from OPF log –Bob Gronko 2025-03-27

Yesterday, Bob Gronko sent a picture of the bowl he made from a cherry log.

[Cherry bowl Bob Gronko made from one of these cherry logs]
Cherry bowl Bob Gronko made from one of these cherry logs

He took a couple of the logs you see in this picture.

They came from the cherry tree I had to cut off the top of the corn crib after Hurricane Helene blew it onto there. Continue reading →

Boat rack, cherry logs, child labor 2024-11-27

After I chainsawed a cherry tree off the corncrib and dropped some cherry logs on the boat rack, I screwed it back together almost straight.

[Rebuilt boat rack almost straight]
Rebuilt boat rack almost straight

We used child labor to roll out the resulting cherry logs. Continue reading →

Chainsawing cherry tree off corn crib roof 2024-11-17

Yet another clearing task after Hurricane Helene: get that cherry tree off the corn crib roof.

[Sawing from the top --Gretchen Quarterman]
Sawing from the top –Gretchen Quarterman

It was a nice Prunus serotina, but it would not survive like that, and we could not leave it to cause more damage during the next big storm. Continue reading →

Finding Gretchen’s Sycamore Tree after Hurricane Helene

We raised this tree from knee-high, so we wanted to see how it was doing after Hurricane Helene.

[Finding Gretchen's Sycamore Tree after Hurricane Helene with chainsaw and dogs 2024-10-12]
Finding Gretchen’s Sycamore Tree after Hurricane Helene with chainsaw and dogs 2024-10-12

After I chainsawed through many yards of fallen trees, bushes, and vines, we found it battered but still standing.

Blondie and Honeybun were almost as happy as Gretchen to see it.

Here is a video playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLk2OxkA4UvwnPsm5_5P9lTV26Mqd-SWR&si=1HpY-Z3kg72Izfyx

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[The tree with the afternoon sun, 16:59:15]
The tree with the afternoon sun, 16:59:15

jsq

[Movie: Gretchen comes to her tree, 17:40:09]
Movie: Gretchen comes to her tree, 17:40:09

PP

[Movie: Big pine on path to the pond, 17:43:40]
Movie: Big pine on path to the pond, 17:43:40

DFSP

[Deadfall on south path, 17:55:46]
Deadfall on south path, 17:55:46

-jsq

Trees, lightning, hurricane, chainsaw 2022-11-10

Some weeks ago, lightning struck a bunch of trees and killed them.

During Hurricane Nicole, two of them fell across the front driveway.

A little chainsaw work cleared the driveway.

[Lightning, Hurricane, Chainsaw]
Lightning, Hurricane, Chainsaw

Before

These two pictures are from November 5, 2022. Notice how the dead trees are in a line. Continue reading →