The Old Folks Home

[getaclue]

One of our neighbors had 13 Oak trees cut down. Dh talked to the head of the crew just before they started cutting. They mulched 2 dump truck loads, and delivered it. The rest, they cut into pieces for firewood. Dh took our utility trailer, and they loaded it, then he came home, stacked it, and went back for more. We now have 7+ cords of Oak wood for cooking fires, and some super good mulch. Not only did it not cost us anything, but they were grateful we took the wood. It saved them a whole day of work since they didn't have to chip it, and haul it to the landfill. It saved them money having to pay to dump the yard waste too. Oak imparts a wonderful flavor to food cooked with it.

 

[1muttsfan]

What an incredible waste it would be if they had chipped all of that oak.

 

[microchick]

One of our neighbors had 13 Oak trees cut down. Dh talked to the head of the crew just before they started cutting. They mulched 2 dump truck loads, and delivered it. The rest, they cut into pieces for firewood. Dh took our utility trailer, and they loaded it, then he came home, stacked it, and went back for more. We now have 7+ cords of Oak wood for cooking fires, and some super good mulch. Not only did it not cost us anything, but they were grateful we took the wood. It saved them a whole day of work since they didn't have to chip it, and haul it to the landfill. It saved them money having to pay to dump the yard waste too. Oak imparts a wonderful flavor to food cooked with it.

Speaking as somebody that helps harvest and process firewood.....that was one heck of a score! We start harvesting now, start serious work as soon as it warms up in the spring, and usually work into July to have 8 cords on hand. Your husband fell into one heck of a deal! Bake that man a cake!!

 

[CapricornFarm]

One of our neighbors had 13 Oak trees cut down. Dh talked to the head of the crew just before they started cutting. They mulched 2 dump truck loads, and delivered it. The rest, they cut into pieces for firewood. Dh took our utility trailer, and they loaded it, then he came home, stacked it, and went back for more. We now have 7+ cords of Oak wood for cooking fires, and some super good mulch. Not only did it not cost us anything, but they were grateful we took the wood. It saved them a whole day of work since they didn't have to chip it, and haul it to the landfill. It saved them money having to pay to dump the yard waste too. Oak imparts a wonderful flavor to food cooked with it.

What a deal!

 

[Bunnylady]

Bunny those are fantastic! I know we've talked about this before but you really do have "bomb proof" ponies.

It's funny you say that. Though they have worn costumes (even some that light up!) before, I wasn't sure how they'd deal with the wings on these. "Wig Out First Ask Questions Later Syd" wasn't thrilled about the spray-on hair color, so I colored her mane lightly and left it at that (you really couldn't see either the blue or the purple on her black tail, so I didn't bother). Blondie was unfazed by everything, as usual. Betsy took a couple of steps away when I approached her with "Discord," then she was like, "oh, all right. But you owe me a whole bag of carrots for this!" Mentioning which, I'd better bring some when we go over there this afternoon to wash all that color off, or none of them will speak to me again.

But doing crazy stuff like this is exactly how you build "bomb proof" ponies!

We have a tree that drops nasty little not edible fruits...We have to scrape them off of the sidewalk during the fall.

The tree is nice though!

It's not a Ginkgo, is it? Their fruit really is nasty! Not only messy, but smelly, too; it's no surprise folks usually plant only males.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I got the tarp on the hoop coop. Might try to finish lashing down the top of the run.
Did you know the ticks are out again? They disappeared when it was hot but the dog has been bringing them in again. I combed her this morning to get rid of the hair she is shedding.

 

[ronott1]

It's not a Ginkgo, is it? Their fruit really is nasty! Not only messy, but smelly, too; it's no surprise folks usually plant only males.

It is a Bradford pear tree.

It stinks when it blooms and has nasty little fruits that are supposed to be barren--but it keeps trying to grow little trees in the lawn!

 

[microchick]

I got the tarp on the hoop coop. Might try to finish lashing down the top of the run.
Did you know the ticks are out again? They disappeared when it was hot but the dog has been bringing them in again. I combed her this morning to get rid of the hair she is shedding.

Yeah we have been seeing them reemerge here too. Not big ones, little tiny ones that you don't see easily.

 

[ronott1]

Yeah we have been seeing them reemerge here too. Not big ones, little tiny ones that you don't see easily.

Are those the bad ones?

 

[microchick]

They are all bad, IMHO, @ronott1. Actually the worst are the black legged deer ticks and the loan star tick which is starting to be found in Missouri. These that we are seeing here are nymphs. Young ticks just hatched. Once they feed on mice or deer they can transmit disease. Mice are usually their first meal.