Late season brush cutting

The blade may be getting dull, but the brush cutter still has lots of power.  Work in the second half of autumn has several advantages:  More visible ground and a lot less sweat.  The FS131 continues its first year of work on the hill, doing a great job.

Balsam fir is a frequent victim of the FS131.  These two, surrounding a baby paper birch, were promptly dispatched shortly after this photo was taken.

And a young red oak, much easier to spot in November compared to summer's dense weeds, benefited from some cutting of surrounding junk.  Then the deformed but awesome tree enjoyed afternoon sun.