Chainsaw redemption

We got the chainsaw back, and it does work!  We arrived on the property about 6:30 a.m.  It was 59 degrees, but humid.  Our main task of the day was clearing the northern part of the build site.  Pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) grows very quickly in cleared areas.  We cut down and lopped up about 20 of them today.  It will make great kindling.

Using a chainsaw may not look hard, but the weight and power of the machine takes balance.  One doesn't work long before feeling like you're working hard! Sometimes you must hold the saw at difficult angles, which adds to the difficulty.

But we're happy it's back in business.

We have a few kindling piles going.  This one is the biggest.  We added a bunch of pin cherry to that pile today.  The reddish bark is interesting.  The pin cherry in this pile amounts to about half of what we cut up today.  The rest is in another pile.  Our other kindling piles include an assortment of paper birch, maple, and pin cherry.