{"id":185,"date":"2017-03-10T14:21:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T19:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/?p=185"},"modified":"2017-03-10T14:21:08","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T19:21:08","slug":"march-in-like-a-lion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/2017\/03\/march-in-like-a-lion\/","title":{"rendered":"March in Like a Lion"},"content":{"rendered":"

March this year came in for us like a lion with a windstorm that blew over a number of trees, some across roads in our woods. Molly from our home saw one large pine go down.<\/p>\n

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This was a large (about 24 inches diameter at chest height) pine that blew down during the March 1 storm. The trunk is visible to the right. This is the road that goes toward our southeast boundary, past the road to the Sheep Rocks.<\/p>\n

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The trunk of the tree lay across the road with parts of the top and other small trees on the road beyond.<\/p>\n

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This is the view from the other direction, back toward our home. We started cutting from this side to clear the road.<\/p>\n

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Clearing the branches means entering the tangle with a chain saw and being very, very careful.<\/p>\n

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We cut the trunk into 4 foot long sections and it took both of us to roll the heavy pieces off the road. The sections were so thick we had to cut from both sides — the bar on the largest chainsaw we use is 18 inches long.<\/p>\n

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This is the view of the cleared branches and stuff toward home. We spent about 3 hours clearing this section of the road. Downed trees on the county line road took another two mornings to clear. One of those trees what a large white oak so we were able to get some firewood out of this. We can’t burn pine, but the piles of limbs make good animal habitat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

March this year came in for us like a lion with a windstorm that blew over a number of trees, some across roads in our woods. Molly from our home saw one large pine go down. This was a large (about 24 inches diameter at chest height) pine that blew down during the March 1 […]<\/p>\n

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