Tuesday, August 13

Amos was back to finish the job he started the previous week – cutting down more dead ash trees.

None of these were super large, close or leaning toward the house, so he could use his own equipment, and did not have to rent the crane.

I was not home during most of the day, so only got a few photos. Plus it is sad to photograph trees being cut down. Cerwin took the next three pictures.

Amos’ brother moved the large logs to an area where the log truck could easily pick them up for the lumber mill.

This is what I saw when I got home.

I walked around the yard to count the stumps.

Number 1. This is the one I photographed being cut down in the previous pictures.

Number 2

Number 3

Number 4

Number 5. This is one that was cut down the previous week – behind our house – and was the one that most concerned us because it was large, tall, and leaned toward the house.

Number 6. The one you saw being cut down in a previous post – at the back corner of our house.

Number 7 – A small one in the memory garden. Cerwin cut this one down.

Number 8. A larger one in the memory garden.

Number 9. A small, dead sassafras tree that needed to come down.

Number 10. Another small, dead tree. Probably also sassafras. These two were in the way of the men taking down the first two trees.

I am sad to see these leave our lot, but looking at dead trees is not nice either – especially in summer when all the other trees are filled with green leaves.

We recently noticed another problem on some trees – bag worms – consequently Cerwin bought a tank to attach to the lawn mower so he can spray those trees and kill the worms before they do much damage.

Oh, the joys of owning a one and a half acre woodlot.