Not strictly tree related but countryside related

[Matthew Arnold]

nice one getting proper handy with that camera

 

Bit of an optical illusion with the icicles too as the wind was blowing left to right and has been for ages so the icicles have grown on an angle.

[Matthew Arnold]

Been going picture taking crazy today. Mostly of spring flowers and pics of the recent link from Blandford to Stourpaine.

[Matthew Arnold]

My first and hopefully last Stile step ladder. It was a right pain in the backside. Due to ground elevation difference and warped wood.

[mad matty]

going up in the world

[Matthew Arnold]

going up in the world

 

It was rather daunting stood on top of it. Looking down at the next set of steps. Next job is to install anti-slip strips and cut the handholds to the same height.

[Matthew Arnold]

This is the heap of rotten wood from stiles, bridges, gate posts,etc. This is only 6 months worth of timber. We will salvage what we can but what we cant gets slung on a dirty great fire.

[hedgesparrow]

good for kindling shame its a bit far i would come down and take a load.

[Matthew Arnold]

good for kindling shame its a bit far i would come down and take a load.

 

One of our apprentices is having a stacked trailer and truck load of it for his massive (73cm wide hearth) Villager woodburner. He would cut it in the "hanger" with me stacking in the trailer. He said he wants as much as he can get from now until he finishes so the boss has said not a problem. He will burn anything in it from fresh tanalised offcuts, sleeper ends, telegraph pole off cuts, kitchen work top off cuts,etc,etc. He doesn't worry about the resulting chimney fire as the chimney has been lined with fire proof engineering bricks so when it roars into life he just stokes the fire more and more to get the tar burning out of it.

[Matthew Arnold]

3 Sleeper bridges to be replaced in a farmers field. Just glad he said it was ok to drive around his field.

[Matthew Arnold]

Spring is upon us:thumbup: