The Russian Elm attacked the Big Leaf Magnolia the other evening. Since it was a Russian Elm, I'm inclined to think it was part of a commie plot - maybe one of the sleeper cells they've been talking about on the news lately.
Kind of hard to tell from the photo, but the big branch of the elm came down dead center of the magnolia. Other than one piece, most of the tree has just been bent outward. Hopefully, it'll straighten itself out now that the weight of the elm has been removed
I wasn't looking forward to doing any lumberjacking yesterday, especially with the heat, but a man's gotta do, what a man's gotta do and all that. The chainsaw work was at least in the shade, but I still ended up with a serious case of "swamp ass". Now I need to get rid of the brush. A chipper would be nice. I'll see if the rental place has one. If not, throw it on the burn pile. I might consider buying a small chipper since I've got a bunch more scrub trees that need to go.
I've sworn I'm never going to work for wages again, but if I could get that guy's job, I'd jump at it. If you look close below the train number, you can see the engine is a 4-8-8-4, meaning that's a big sucker. Hot in the summer, cold in the winter, just like being a welder on construction. But you don't get to blow the whistle or ring the bell when you've got your hood down.
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