Get to work, new beginnings

This was the first weekend in over 8 years that I didn't carry a "smart" phone. No emails and no texts all weekend long. It was surreal not having that leash.

I took the time to get some assessments for the coming winter which is a good time to warm up the chainsaw and clean out a few unwanted trees along the fence line.

5 more red oak seedlings planted and another 25 white oak acorns brings us to 1186 new plantings in the ground this year. I think I can plant another 14 next weekend to get us to 1200.

One of the red oaks planted that I planted by acorn this spring: