Day 22: Back to Work

Well that was some storm. Our area of Michigan probably got 2 - 3 inches of rain. I say probably because the wind was so strong and from the exact right direction so the rain gauge was almost useless because the wind drove the rain right by the gauge. We dumped approximately one inch of rain out of the gauge.

 

Stump of first tree cut in river flats is white dot in center of photo

 

The first order of the day was to start the logging of trees. The first one was taken along the East side of the South 40. Trees will be cut as needed in the size needed. There are several candidates for use in the barn.

View of the farmstead from near where the first tree was cut

It is almost as far to the barn from where the first tree was cut as it is from the view the other day which was it the other end of the property.

First log with two sides hewn

By the end of the day the first log has two of the four sides hewn into shape. The other sides will be done tomorrow, weather premitting.