Archive for 'Clearing'
Posted: July 18th, 2008 by
Lisa
Almost two months ago, the loggers showed up and began our summer project of clearing what we hope turns out to be 15ish acres of new pasture for all of the critters. The plan was to go all the way up and down Mack Hill Road (about 1500 feet) and back about 600 feet. All
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Posted under Clearing, Pasture.
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Posted: January 6th, 2008 by
Lisa
We need pasture for our sheep and horses so badly! We also need wood for building sheds. Logs like this one that are too big for our sawmill will be road-sided along our driveway, and when we get enough to fill a logging truck, we’ll sell them. It’s dank and cold out there today.
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Posted: December 22nd, 2007 by
Lisa
Even if you go over the edge, the thing to do the very next day is get right back in the saddle. Driving that tractor in the woods in deep snow is really not very fun, just for the record. I’m pretty good at maneuvering it around, but I don’t like it, and when
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Posted under Clearing, Firewood, Hay, Horses, Tractor, Töfradís.
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Posted: December 21st, 2007 by
Lisa
I sure seem to have a knack for getting the tractor stuck in ditches or foundation holes, or in the mud or snow. Wow. It sucks. I was pulling a pine log for the newly established pulp wood pile, misjudged where the ditch was, and got it good and stuck. Frank tried using the
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Posted under Bjarki, Clearing, Farm Life, Tractor, Töfradís.
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Posted: December 20th, 2007 by
Lisa
We logged for a while this afternoon, despite the snow. It was that sort of gentle snow, with fat, fluffy flakes, and the temp was just below freezing, with no wind, so why not. Frank found a trucker, and he thought my idea of using the long driveway to roadside next to would work
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Posted under Bjarki, Chickens, Clearing, Pigs, Töfradís.
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Posted: December 14th, 2007 by
Frank
We had ten inches of snow yesterday. That leaves about a foot on the ground and no reason to expect it to melt before April. Mike showed up and plowed, but for some reason didn’t seem to do as much as usual. This gave Lisa a reason to fire up the tractor and do
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Posted under Chickens, Clearing, Farm Life, Firewood, Snow.
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Posted: April 20th, 2007 by
Lisa
I cannot begin to say how sick I was of snow. Snow, rain, more snow, lots of wind, flooding, rain and more snow. Uck. I had the ultimate case of cabin fever there for a while. Something about this last storm, which was long and miserable, just about did me in. Maybe I don’t
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Posted under Chainsaw, Clearing, Crocus, Farm Life, Honey Bees, Horses, Maple, Sheep.
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Posted: October 31st, 2004 by
Lisa
We’ve been playing a lot with the tractor and sawmill and are using the truck to haul more logs. I’m getting really good at backing the truck into really tricky spots. I mean, it’s a real valuable skill of mine, and somehow I’m far betting backing up than pulling forward out of the same spot.
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Posted under Addition, Clearing, Garden Shed, Iris, Pasture, Sawmill, Sheep, Tractor, Truck.
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Posted: October 24th, 2004 by
Lisa
We finally attacked the bed where I want all of the new bulbs to go. I was dreading it, but it wasn’t that bad. We pulled all of the glads and dahlias, and I’m amazed at how great that soil is. This is the new bed I did this spring, with the lasagna method and
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Posted under Bindweed, Brambles, Bulbs/Corm/Rhizomes/Tubers, Clearing, Forsythia, Gardening, Gladiola, Lasagna Layering, Mulch, Pasture, Reviews, Sheep, Soil, Stone walls, Tractor, Weeding, Weeds, Worms, dahlia.
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Posted: September 27th, 2003 by
Lisa
Lyle Handy showed up at 7:30 this morning to get started stumping the new veggie patch. Heavy equipment is a good thing. Frank had him move the big stumps to the area that should be behind where the garden shed is going to go. He told him to scrape off what top soil there was
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Posted under Back Hoe, Boulders, Clearing, Design Ideas, Drill, Garden Shed, Raised Beds, Soil.
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