04202018

Once again today was all about wood; seems like there is a theme here… I had numerous logs and even a few trees that were down that needed to be cut to length and then the real work, stacked to dry. WOW, then I realized that some older downed logs needed to be split. Nothing like working a splitting maul to let you know how out of shape you are…

Wood in Need of Stacking

I Sure Love Our UTV

Miscellanous “Bits & Pieces” for the Backyard Firepit

Not a Pretty Stacking Job; I Need Some T-Post Fence Posts

Good Thing BIrch is Easy to Split

It was Dump Run Day, no curbside pickup of trash in the Panhandle…

While on the way to the PO, after the dump stop, I made a sidetrip to see if I could spot some Elk I had been told about. Yea; I found them! Small herd but Elk none the less!

04192018

Yesterday was a day of cutting and clearing; lots of downed trees from the winter of 2017/2018. Today was the next step of cleaning up all those branches and tree parts that are aren’t even worth cutting for the wood stove…

And So It Begins

The first thing I neded was to get water to the burn spot. I hadn’t even tried to get water from these faucets but it was needed so…

Untried No Freeze Water Faucets

Down the hole I go! This is the pump house and where the pressure tank is located. I also found that there is a valve that supplies the water to the faucets in the garden area. One leaked when I opened things up, but I just hooked the hose to it and off I went…

Down The Hole I Go!

Success, Now I Have Water

And now needed I get the pile burning and keep it burning. At times this was easier said than done as the recent rains had everything rather wet AND most of this pile was green! I pinged a couple of the neighbors that had done this before for tips and wow were they spot on. It still took time and effort but I got the burn going then just had to feed the beast!











While I Was Waiting


Almost 5 hours to get this all done; and tomorrow I get to gather, cut up and burn more; MAYBE. So busy today there was no property walk or even a chance to throw a few arrows.. Such is life sometimes…

04182018

Winter Damage in Need of Cleanup

Today was a day of cutting and clearing; lots of downed trees from the winter of 2017/2018. Of course there was plenty of downed material from the years before we arrived as well so I’m platying catchup! Go figure…

Cut Down, Trim Limbs and Move to an area to cut logs to length

Limbs & Logs… And my new chainsaw, a completly necessary tool in the redoubt

The days work in one big pile, looks like it’s time to do some burning

Prepping for Archery Season…

Of course all work and no play makes me a dull boy so I took some time to throw some arrows in preparation for archery season. My Mathews Halon 6 is a true pleasure to shoot! It’s so good it even makes ME look reasonably competent! This set is from 40 yards…

I try to walk the property on a daily basis, not only to get to know my property intimately but to get some much needed “relaxation” time. So I’ll make the effort to add a pic or two from those walks…

An Archery Ground Blind in the Making?

Today I found a very likely spot for an archery ground blind that sits along a major game trail that runs through the property. I know, it looks like a bunch of downed tree limbs, but with a bit of cleanup it’ll become a great ground blind. More to come on this if I do actually make this happen…

The game trail in question

Here is a shot of the game trail in question; I see both Deer and Elk droppings as I walk along it and I have high hopes of getting the activity documented and hopefully a few pictures from the trail cams. More to come as summer moves along. Speaking of Summer; it was 65 degrees today. The warmest day of 2018 so far in the American Redoubt!