Generally a tree has a definite direction it can be dropped easily.  You can see where there is a big branch or the tree leans in a certain direction.  After

Monday and Tuesday, March 2nd and 3rd, I put in 116 taps.  Here is a picture of bucket on a Maple tree and a close up of a bucket.  This

One of the best projects we did was putting in a pond.  We fish and swim in it in the summer and ice skate on it in the winter.  When

My goal for this past week was to finish cutting the wood to heat the house next year.  I have always cut one year ahead so the wood has time

I was talking to a friend the other day about our bucket lists – that list of things you want to do before you die. I have done several things

I cut wood for the furnace last week.  We have wood as our main heat source with a high efficiency propane backup.  Last winter we used under 30 gallons of propane. 

I went rabbit hunting for the first time this year. We got 4 inches of snow last night so they were sitting tight. I missed 1 shot and the fella