We had quite an exciting Friday at our house!
Darin and Buddy arrived at 9AM to take down a huge pine tree in our yard. We have been waiting to have this done since last year.
That's supervisor, Molly, on the job outside in our yard.
And me giving orders from inside the house. Where is your hardhat, Molly?
The victim is the tree to your right closest to our house. He's been dropping branches on our roof for the longest time! Not anymore after today, pal!
Darin and Buddy use this slingshot hoosey that "ropes" the tree right where they want it so they can pull and kinda pinpoint where the tree will land before the chainsaw gets involved.
That's Darin firing up the chain saw.
The tree is on the ground exactly where Darin planned it to land and what a crack and BOOM it made when it fell!
The is the woodchipper and he isn't named the Intimidator for nothing. This is one scary machine!
He takes huge logs and grinds them into sawdust and mulch! He literally EATS wood! Watch your body parts cause he'll take those too! YIKES!
Darin's truck winches the huge logs right across our brook and into the woodchipper.
The tree is bridging the brook.
Dad wants to save the butt logs to make pine boards for a future project.
What a workhorse this woodchipper is! It saves hoomans HOURS of chainsaw and raking work! Our mom is in awe and in love!
What a great morning's work. This is all we have left to clean up and our tractor will help us out with this!
Thank you so much to Darin and Buddy! What an awesome time saver and it makes mulch too! Nothing goes to waste!
So until next time........
Love ya lots,
Mitch and Molly
Those machines are awesome.
ReplyDeleteGood job snoopervising Molly, well done!
ReplyDeleteSo glad that those branches won't be falling on your house anymore! Very big scary machine. Did you bark at it a lot?
ReplyDeleteYour friends,
Niamh & Ambrose
Oh wow, you had a very exciting day yesterday!! You did a good job supervising for sure!
ReplyDeleteGood job to Molly and the boys. Mitch, I think we would chip in on a hardhat for Miss Molly if she is gonna be that close to the action.
ReplyDeletegussie
You have a really gorgeous house! Mom has always wanted a wood chipper - we get a lot of trees around her Mom's place that need a lot of tending too.
ReplyDeleteSam
Whoa !! THAT must have been really FUN to watch!! Did you bark...
ReplyDeleteT I M B E RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
That's a huge job. City maintenance has been trimming branches away from telephone wires on the main road during the past week. We can sure hear those wood chippers coming from a long way off!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Never seen one eat logs that big!
ReplyDeleteWowzers! Good thing to make that tree stop dropping branches on your house!
ReplyDeleteYou guys did a great job supervising!
Play bows,
Zim
That chipper is a lot bigger than our is. Our is moved around behind the tractor.
ReplyDeleteIt is always sad to see a tree come down but understandable when it is a threat to your house....good job on dogervising you two
ReplyDeleteToo bad about the tree, but better the tree than the house:) Mom really misses the big old trees of the Northeast. All our trees are small.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend.
Woos - Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
Yowsa! That is one relentlessly huge tree. Looks like everybody knew what they were doing. I am glad you opted to supervise.
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Mango
Its always nice to take care of a big concern like that!
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Kari
http://dogisgodinreverse.com
Molly was very brave to be outside with all that noise and activity! I'm like Mitch - I'd be watching from a safe distance.
ReplyDeleteWoofs,
Riley
Vroom vroom! My hoomin likes those machines. :)
ReplyDeleteI bet you learned sooo much!
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tweedles
Hi Mitch and Molly, I guess that'll be one less tree for leaving pee-mail on.
ReplyDeleteWhat a big job. Glad you supervised from a distance
ReplyDeleteBenny & Lily
It must have been really exciting for the pooches... those kinds of projects involve lots of noise and lots of residue "news' afterwards. I love watching the dogs when everything is cleared up...their noses work overtime, lol!
ReplyDeleteYou live in a beautiful place.
With love
MAXMOM IN SOUTH AFRICA
That was pretty exciting. Great job with the supervising. Who knows what would have happened without you.
ReplyDeleteLoveys Sasha
WOW! That was sooome job. Good you yooo's were there to dawgadvise cos I reckon that tree might of fell some where else wiffout your help!:)
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Mollie x
Mitch and Molly
ReplyDeleteI bet angel Maggie helped make shoowe no one got huwt wif that eating machine. How clevew to make so many useful things out of a twee that has to go away. Now not only is yoow bootiful house safe fwom falling bwanches, but you get mulch and yoow Dad gets mowe lovely wood fow pwojects. Gweat job!
Smoochie kisses
Asta
pee ess, thanks fow the encouwagement wif my twaining
By golly Molly that was a BIG tree! Superb job of supervising :) Glad you won't have anymore knock knock jokes played on your roof ;)
ReplyDeleteWaggin at ya,
Roo
Wow is that cool ... you could have firewood for the whole winter!
ReplyDeleteGood job they know what they are doing!!!!!!! Love your header pic, by the way. Have a fun week. Ros and Oscar
ReplyDeleteWow whee, what a quick way to take care of a big problem. I can't wait to see what your dad does with the wood. I've heard of talented people like him ;)
ReplyDeleteWhere does one get grape poppies? My mom loves purple - as you may have figured (Violet), and poppies are so delicate and beautiful. We'll have to look it up here in Delaware.
Sorry to have missed Maggie and your moms Birthday. Looks like it was a lovely rememberance.
Violet Mae
OH I forgot. My mom LOVED the happy birthday hats picture. Molly looks bewildered. haha
ReplyDeleteWow
ReplyDeleteThat was really cool! And no mess to clean up!
I bet it looks a little different around there now.
love
tweedles
What a great day you had :) The pictures are awesome!!
ReplyDeletePatti, and Star :)
Wow, that's made a big difference.
ReplyDeletebet the house is lighter inside to
Have a good week
See Yea George xxx
Another one bites the dust. We took down a 60 some year old oak tree last year. You have a lovely peaceful looking homestead.
ReplyDeleteThanks for being a friend
Sweet William The Scot