Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Outside my window!

We've had some activity in the woods... Our newest neighbor, woodlot owner decided to cut logs off his land but in order to do this, he needed access to the lot. Our land borders his and the road is on our property. Permission was granted for him to have access last year but since that winter was milder with an earlier spring thaw, not all the logs were cut. They returned this winter to finish the job. 

In dry summer, it would be advisable to travel this road on a tractor... even then it could be tricky since the land is so boggy. We've done it a few times by tractor and wagon without problem but if the summer is rainy, one would not want to get stuck in the mud. In winter, with the ground frozen, there's little chance of that so it's much safer. Having seen the men go in and out in their trucks we decided to trek out there in our SUV to see the excitement in the woods.







This monster machine picks up the cut and stripped logs and brings them close to the house.
 before they get loaded on a logging truck.


It also clears snow in the yard before the neighbor can come clear the driveway. Clearly, the day after the blizzard, it was making a path for the worker bees!! His own car was by the roadside and the lot owner was waiting to drive up as well. We don't mind them fussing about a clear path! :)


We also ventured down our new driveway... this road is south of the main route and leads to the water and to the location of our future cottage. We built the road several years ago so that it would be well "seasoned" before we build. We also transplanted over 300 spruce trees we'd tagged from our own wood lot. This was done with a shovel and a lot of hard work digging up each sapling from the back hill and transplanting in a newly dug hole.


Deer tracks are everywhere... we did spot the mother and her fawn later that afternoon.






 It amazes me that this logging truck can come and go in and out of the yard but our moving truck couldn't navigate the curve into the driveway!!! Our contractor did mention that the day before the movers arrived, this logging truck actually ditched the back end of his trailer. He figured he'd be stuck here for quite awhile (it was quitting time!) but the driver of the logging truck used his claw (sorry... I don't know what else to call it!) to pick himself out of the ditch and put the back end back on the road. How clever!!


We've witnessed quite a few of these loads leave the yard and today it's been quite busy! And the last of the monster machines has left the lot. All that remains is for the logging trucks to return to pick up the last logs. We hear rumors that the owner of the lot next door will develop a blueberry field. Wild blueberries are big business in these parts. There's also an apple orchard with many varieties of apples on that lot. We have our own apples that need special attention. Maybe with the chainsaw!!!

Toodles,

Lorette

7 comments:

  1. Your view out the window looks similar to ours , snow ! Those logging trucks were very busy for sure .

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    1. Hi Sheila, the snow was melting until the latest cold snap. The loggers have stayed away the last 2 days but they will return to finish hauling the huge piles of logs behind the house.

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  2. More snow! Will it ever end? I sure hope soon! Thanks so much for visiting my blog today, Lorette! I would have loved to send you an email reply, but you are a no reply commenter because of using your google profile on blogger. Thank you for your sweet compliments on the baby quilts and pillows I made. Glad you liked the French seams tutorial I shared. Send me an email at sewfreshquilts (at) gmail (dot) com

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    1. I didn't know I was a no-reply blogger! I hope I can fix that! Thank you for letting me know. I love your projects and will follow your blog!

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  3. lots of excitement out your window! Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting

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    1. Thank YOU for stopping by! I love your Modern quilting and will follow you along!

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  4. Yes, this logging is a busy business for sure. Thank goodness I won't lose any trees to loggers. But I will have to start gathering firewood for 2016 this fall. Thanks Lorette for visiting my blog Good Earth Quilting!

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