Item 1: The city is cementing the coulee (stream) next to my shop.
My Wild American Plum tree was within the work right-of-way, so it was
felled (along with 7 oak trees), yesterday. I called Ralph, a friend
and member of Acadiana Turners Guild, for the free plum wood. He was
more than happy to come get the trunk and root ball. Though I have a
lathe, I am not a proficient turner, at all. Ralph can do justice to
the wood.
Item 2: I unloaded some lily bulbs on him, also.... He said, not only
is his wife is a avid flower gardener and would appreciate having
them, but he'd be adding to his points total, as well. ^5 Ralph!
Token: I cut a 12" long, 12" diameter section of oak log, for a shop
chopping block. My old block has seen better days.
And the "not so hospitable" side of things: There were a number of
squirrel nests in the oaks. Squirrels aren't a pest, for me. This
morning, the workers weren't here, so there was a respite from the
construction noise. I think the parent squirrels were out looking for
their young ones. They seemed confused by the pile of logs/limbs,
heaped on one another. I sensed they were able to distinguish
familiar smells among the ruins, as they paused on the logs/limbs, now
and then, and sniffed around.
That's a lot of shade to have disappeared so quickly, too, especially
for here in south Louisiana.
Sonny
On 3/18/2011 11:32 PM, basilisk wrote:
>> Item 1: The city is cementing the coulee (stream) next to my shop.
>> And the "not so hospitable" side of things: There were a number of
>> squirrel nests in the oaks. Squirrels aren't a pest, for me. This
>> morning, the workers weren't here, so there was a respite from the
>> construction noise. I think the parent squirrels were out looking for
>> their young ones. They seemed confused by the pile of logs/limbs,
>> heaped on one another. I sensed they were able to distinguish familiar
>> smells among the ruins, as they paused on the logs/limbs, now and then,
>> and sniffed around.
>>
>> That's a lot of shade to have disappeared so quickly, too, especially
>> for here in south Louisiana.
Damned crowded rat, urban, attributes move in with the transplants, as
they conveniently forget why they uprooted in the first place ... the
regional differences in my beloved home state are now all but non-existent.
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KarlC@ (the obvious)
On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:50:06 -0700, Sonny wrote:
> Item 1: The city is cementing the coulee (stream) next to my shop. My
> Wild American Plum tree was within the work right-of-way, so it was
> felled (along with 7 oak trees), yesterday. I called Ralph, a friend
> and member of Acadiana Turners Guild, for the free plum wood. He was
> more than happy to come get the trunk and root ball. Though I have a
> lathe, I am not a proficient turner, at all. Ralph can do justice to
> the wood.
>
> Item 2: I unloaded some lily bulbs on him, also.... He said, not only
> is his wife is a avid flower gardener and would appreciate having them,
> but he'd be adding to his points total, as well. ^5 Ralph!
>
> Token: I cut a 12" long, 12" diameter section of oak log, for a shop
> chopping block. My old block has seen better days.
>
> And the "not so hospitable" side of things: There were a number of
> squirrel nests in the oaks. Squirrels aren't a pest, for me. This
> morning, the workers weren't here, so there was a respite from the
> construction noise. I think the parent squirrels were out looking for
> their young ones. They seemed confused by the pile of logs/limbs,
> heaped on one another. I sensed they were able to distinguish familiar
> smells among the ruins, as they paused on the logs/limbs, now and then,
> and sniffed around.
>
> That's a lot of shade to have disappeared so quickly, too, especially
> for here in south Louisiana.
>
> Sonny
Kudos for the wood, sorry you don't live where you're in control of
your environment.
basilisk
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