A week ago, at least a dozen pine trees were cut down in our yard. D. and M. left the debris scattered all over the meadow, for James and me to clean up later.
Since the burn season officially ends on May 1st — after which it is necessary to get a permit — we decided [...]
We invited our dear friends L. & D. to come up from Nevada City to visit us on the land today. D. promised to bring along not only his chainsaw, but also a close friend who also has an even better chainsaw and truly enjoys doing forest-work and is apparently an expert at it.
This was [...]
I was just starting to tune my harp this morning when James called out to me:
“Would you please come out here to watch me while I use the chainsaw for the first time?”
Ever since we moved out to The Woods last summer, we’ve discussed cutting down some of the small pine trees which surround the [...]
We’re finding them everywhere on this property! The above picture was taken near the river. Not far from the metal ladder leading down to the private beach, are several small streams which provide perfect growing conditions for these rare, fragile plants. The following photographs show this area from various angles:
I took the following picture last [...]
Have any of you WordPress habitués ever gotten the error message, “You are posting comments too quickly. Slow down.” ?
I have tried posting comments on several WP blogs today and that very strange error message came up each time.
It’s not like I’m rapidly firing off comments left and right, blazing away at the computer keyboard [...]
Up here in the mountains, Spring is “springing” gradually. The new season is deliberate in its unfolding, unlike the valley where it tends to burst out with an explosion of sudden color and invasion of pollen.
Little by little on this land, the flowers are starting to bloom. A couple weeks ago, it was a lone [...]
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