AAAAAND, what the net looks like now:
It's as if the tree wanted to be a circus star and the net was there to catch it just in case it fell. . . . and Fall, it did!
On Sunday, my hubby, kids and I went out and worked several hours on breaking the tree down and either disposing of it, via a nice, warm bonfire. . .
or saving the wood for future use. It will be good fire wood for camping or to save in case the electricity ever goes out. . . . . although we don't have a fireplace or a wood burning stove at this point.
The
I learned how to use a Sawzall to cut some of the branches off from the trunks and at one point tried my hand at using a chainsaw. There are NO pictures of me using a chainsaw because my hubby was actually helping me hold it -- I was a little nervous! So, he couldn't help me hold the chainsaw AND take the picture at the same time. By the way. . .. . I'm removing one of the things that won't end up happening on my 50 Before Fifty list and replacing it with " Use Chainsaw " Haha!
My hubby was cutting some of the pieces up. . . . okay, a lot of the pieces up, and he thought this little y-branch looked like my legs. . . Hahaha!
We got about half or maybe a little more than half of the tree taken care of. We definitely made some progress!
Sounds crazy, but it was a fun family day spent outdoors. As soon as we were going to call it a day, little ice pellets began falling on us. Perfect timing! It was almost dark out. Luckily, we had thrown a ham in the oven, so dinner was half done.
We all came out with some scratches, bumps & bruises. . . . but
Teamwork makes the Dream work! 😉 The family that processes downed trees together stays together???
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The clean up after a storm is usually a task and a half
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