Brush pile gone again

 The pile was getting plenty big enough to light again. All the cherry trees were on there and I got most of the maple on it this morning.

 It went POOF very well.

Now it is almost gone (again) There shouldn't be a lot more to put on it. There is still a couple of cherry trees in the ditch, but they are pretty small.

Jet cars come to Mountain Park Raceway

 This was one of the headliners... the fastest Freightliner around, with over 20,000 horsepower on tap pushing it to over 240mph.

 A couple of the jet funny cars going at it. They shook the grandstands on their way to a 250+ mph run.

 They had a burnout king there, too. He had some special tires that produced red smoke, instead of the normal white. It looked pretty wild. The car had red headlights to go with it.

The Queen of Diamonds was there, too. She ran almost 270mph on the 1/8 mile track. Pretty awesome!

Big maple tree down

 Today turned out to be the day for some saw work. Let's get started!

 Getting the notches cut. This is one of the more important things to do right. They determine which direction the tree should fall.

 Every job has a supervisor. We had a good one for this job.

 TIMBER!!!

 The first part of the job is done. Time for a quick break before the second part.

This is the more labor intensive part of it. Cutting the branches up and hauling them to the burn pile. More to come when the burn pile is lit.

A day at Natural Bridge state park

 The chairlift moves you quietly up to the top with some nice views along the way. Not really for those afraid of heights, but I really enjoyed it.

 Mom and Lisa crossing the deck of the bridge, a naturally formed archway.

 The views from the bridge are spectacular and we had to take some pictures.

And a nice couple took one of us in exchange for taking one of them. It was a fair deal, so here we are.

On the water again

 It was a beautiful day to out on the lake today. It's been a while, so it was a little more special.

 The water levels are back to normal. No more flooding issues, but the evidence of the high water is still visible. All the ramps are open again.

 Rena caught the first fish, but that is fairly normal.

 Randy still had time to get a few himself in between taking Rena's fish off the hook.

Just a beautiful day to out on the water, and I'm glad we were there. In the water was nice, too. It felt good to go for a swim.

Brush pile back again

 The trunk of the maple is clear and ready to be cut. I need to fine tune the big saw's carb before I try and cut this tree down.

 The big cherry tree is down. I'll cut the stump to ground level before the horses come back over here.

 The cherry in the back pasture is now a fence post.

The brush pile is big again, and the maple isn't on there yet.