Yellow birch spring pole down

The bowsaw went to work this a.m. to take down two spring poles, a small sugar maple and a slightly larger yellow birch.  The bark and wood are always so pretty, even if the tree decides to make a big bend.  The pieces cut with the saw will eventually become firewood or perhaps a big walking stick.

 

Here's a pic of the tree's bend, where two big branches grew straight up prior to dropping the whole thing.

The curved tree could've learned some lessons on the right way to grow from other birches in the vicinity.