Fishing Boat

You’ve heard the old adage, the second happiest day is when I got the boat, and the happiest is when I got rid of it. Well, guess the jury is still out on that one. For a while, I’ve been looking for a basic fishing boat and finally found what I was looking for. Not…

New Fruit Trees

Planted some new fruit trees this week. 2 Moonglow Pears Big, bold, blushed fruit. This beautiful, Bartlett-type pear is soft and juicy but never mushy. The tree is blight-resistant and will bear fruit for years. A strong pollinator for other pear varieties. Ripens in mid August. O Henry Peach large fruit with red-blushed yellow skin;…

Clearing for the Barn

The selected area just west of the cabin. Started cutting trees, and brush. Used the Kubota with the front loader to clear most of the ground, a bit like a bull dozer, pushing the smaller trees and brush out of the area. The largest of the trees was this hickory tree, actually two trees from…