Clean up, Clean up!

Today is January 23. Pat, Jeff and I, head off to Critter cabin and get some burning and wood cutting done today. Still lots of ice on the road by the pond, so that means we chain up to get up the hill and back down. Not a big deal! Good practice! After arriving at the cabin, Pat decides to make another screen for the bottom of the cabin on the other side. Jeff and I start a fire out back, after some help from pitch wood and the blower we get a great fire going. We load up the fire with lots of tree limbs that Pat has been dragging over. Have to see the video! This is a great way to move tree limbs! Off to get each other a load of wood for the truck! Lunch time brings some Johnsonville Sausage Dogs! Yummy! After seeing about 4 deer wondering around the place we decide to put out the game camera's and see just what is around in the evening hours. A good day was had by all and we all hope to return soon to Critter Cabin

Woody Woodpecker Arrives!

Well, off we go again today to Critter Cabin. Driving up to the property it is foggy, we think~ "oh great", another day in the fog! But as we get closer to the Cabin we get into the sun! After sighting 3 nice bucks eating in the oaks we move on to the cabin. When we arrive at the cabin the ice is so bad in the driveway, that we park aways from the cabin. Pat then gets to work making a screen to put on the bottom skirting so that the cabin can get air under it! He notices a rabbit running around in the big barn. I head off to get a fire in the cabin and then off to the big burn pile! Trying to get a fire going, I hear a wood pecker and notice that it is a pileated woodpecker! Not getting this close before, I run and get my camera! Several pictures later, and a movie I turn my attention back to the fire project. After several attempts, I finally get it going! Boy, did it burn after that! Getting lots of sticks, old logs and needles burning we decide to cut some limbs on the trees in the woods so that we can see through them. Lunch time brings a nice rest, then off to work again. We get lots of limbs piled and ready for the next nice day to set them on fire. We gather our things and decide to call it a day. Heading back to the main road we site 13 nice bucks and aways father 3 more bucks! Another fun day at Critter Cabin!

ICE RAIN WOOD !!!!

We decided to take a chance and see just how bad the road to Critter Cabin was today! Bob & Terry with the kids, wanted to cut some firewood for camping. Well, we have just the trees for them. After arriving through, snow and some icy road conditions, we got to work cutting. Pat fell 4 nice fir trees, while Bob & Terry cut them and cleaned up the area. It does look nice now! All I have to do is get there some day and burn it before summer's" hot weather! Not much snow around the cabin, but lots of ice was on the road way! I was always telling the kids, "Be Careful"! Only a couple of falls caught my eye! After a nice lunch and much work, some fun came~ shooting the gun! Then the rain came and put our spirits out! We got things together and got on our way! A good time was had by all, and lots of work was accomplished also. We will try again soon to get back there!