the Express continues with its Heatwave line and tells us the Temp will reach 100f today. similar stories with advice about "surviving" the heat abound in the media today - - -
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The logging of yesterday was long and hot as the estimated time to get the 4 trees felled was a little awry
this dead tree was leaning the right way and proved to be no problem the 2 behind it are leaning towards a fence, away from the camera, and would both be difficult
further down the hill we tied this one up to the back of Boris in order that it didnt fall onto a main track
which seemed to work OK, I'll be sawing this up this morning before it gets too hot
the largest of the other 2 was hitched up to Boris in an effort to get it to fall downhill but the pressures inside the tree had other ideas. As it started to go i stepped back far enough to avoid the trunk kicking back as it split and left us with whats known as a "barbers chair". It can happen when a tree is leaning in a particular direction. - - - the next one would prove extra difficult! .
with it hitched up to Boris i made the undercut and then gingerly tried to get the thing down.
only after re-positioning Boris twice and giving it a good tug did it finally go, here it is on its way down
the right hand one did catch the fence a bit so that will be a repair job when i get to it later
After all that effort we returned home for a quick shower and off to lunch in the sunshine at The Grouse the afternoon was spent in the garden talking about our other summer projects, and a little Wimbledon watching - - -
almost 17c already! - - -
the weathercam is looking at an almost cloudless sky with the weathermen hinting at maybe a short sharp thunderstorm today - - -
Enjoy the day
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