Creating A Nature Trail

It’s been a busy day today. I usually relax and do next to nothing on my days off, but today was different. Kind of a breeze in the air, so after checking over my old trusty lawnmower. It was time to take a run at starting on my wooded trails.

We started clearing our ten acres a year before the house went up. There are probably a good five acres left to clear. That’s not what I want to do. Who doesn’t like a walk through the woods? It’s a bigger job than I bargained for. The pictures will tell the story. In the winter it will be a little easier to work on, it may take renting or hiring a bobcat operator. My skill set is a bit rusty, not having driven a tractor or bobcat in 30 years.

The woods are dark right now, covered with a heavy growth of 4 to 6 inch caliper trees of different varieties. Seeing the sun shine onto the ground, would be so much more welcoming.

Meanwhile, I am hacking my way through the wild grapevines, and overgrowth. The previous tenants left their trash, car parts, spillage and plenty of plastic crap. I have heard bad things about them, and if what they left behind is proof then count me as a believer. Good riddance, now to smudge the place with light and happiness.