We had a few trees down

In amongst here are two Douglas Fir trees and a Spruce which were in the corner behind the main gate.

In the the back garden in the right hand corner was this Black Pine

 

A local sawmill can plank the largest logs from the Fir and Pine Trees. Not sure if that is cost effective yet but of they can they will provide some 3" planks which I have a cunning plan for.

 

The smaller logs have now all been stripped of their bark.

 

And will be used either around the veg plot.

 

Or I shall make a raised bed, log cabin style.

 

Our Hedgehog's back

I would like to feed them. To do so would encourage the marten which I am not so keen on.

Stone/Beech Marten

 Note the time, just 9.35pm. Very much still daylight then and I did not go out to close the chicken coop until just after 10pm. Just as well he did not find the front door.

Trail Cam

What do we have here then?

A Mouse

Erm... Not sure what this is, probably the marten again. Note it is half the size of the cat.

A cat.

And here are the images I took back in December.

Basketball hoop

We made a basketball hoop.

It's a bit wobbly but could I could only use the timber I had to hand.

 

    

Hedge be gone

Anne and I have been cutting down our neighbours hedge. Brambles in there as thick as my wrist. Our garden to the left of the fence.

 We then dump the stuff on the large pile of existing hedge prunings at the bottom of their field.

 We get a much improved view. The hedge was above the horizon.

I hope the neighbours won't mind

landscaping

Brick planter with coping stones. Shame I only found out about corner coping stones after I had bought these.

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Drainage ditch

 

Starting to raise the levels ready for seeding soon.