Cutting off Trees Reaching for the Power Lines

May 14, 2026 Bruce had been talking about cutting off the trees reaching for the power line before they became entangled in the power lines. I wish I had taken a before picture. It doesn’t look that impressive just seeing the after picture. On May 4, Bruce took his electric pole saw and cut several […]

Destruction Continues on Pine Tree One’s Stump

May 14, 2026 On May 3, Bruce went all pickaxe on the Pine Tree One’s stump! Bruce pulled out the visible roots from the hole and the mounds of dirt. He piled the roots into two separate piles. He moved one pile to our branch storage area. This pile was left and still needs to […]

Walking Around the Back Field

May 13, 2026 It had been long enough that I can’t remember what I did on May 2, other than walking around the back field. I was so busy I didn’t have time to take pictures of my work to jog my memory. Some of the blueberry plants have ripening berries.

The Reign of Destruction Continues with a New Player

May 13, 2026 On May 1, Bruce’s reign of terror and destruction continued as he once again worked on removing Pine Tree One’s stump. He wasn’t going to let a little thing like a moat stop him! A new player entered the field to pull the stump out, Cliff the Big Red Truck. For those […]

Bruce Reigns Terror on Pine Tree One’s Stump with Tractor

May 12, 2026 In the morning of April 30, Bruce continued his reign of destruction on Pine Tree One’s stump. He needed to remove logs from around the stump to reach it from a different angle. After watching Bruce for a bit, I went to check on the garden. I watered to soften up the […]

Starting to Dig Out the Stump of Pine Tree One with the Tractor

May 11, 2026 Since Bruce got his tractor, he decided it was time to put it to use. Since this post has a lot of pictures, I am going to see if I can do a read more. It may or may not work.

Farmer Bruce Gets His Tractor!

May 9, 2026 On April 28, 2026, it rained so much over night we couldn’t really do anything outside. In the morning, with perfect timing, the Rural King tractor salesman called Bruce. Bruce had filled an out a form online asking Rural King to contact him about a tractor. Bruce was exited to hear the […]

Finished Filling the New Garden Bed

May 9, 2026 On April 27, Bruce and I planted another Japanese persimmon. The blue measuring wheel is next to the stick that will become a tree, if all goes well. In the new garden bed, I finished putting the layer of Bama Dirt Pro Mix over the Lowe’s topsoil layer. Bruce stopped by and […]

Three Bucket Dirt Moving

May 9, 2026 On a previous post, I said I couldn’t remember what I did that day. A picture from another day jogged my memory. I moved dirt. I used the three 5-gallon buckets in a wagon method. Bama Dirt Pro Mix is shoveled into the 5-gallon buckets in the wagon. I pull the wagon […]

Up Goes the Snake, Down Comes the Snake

May 8, 2026 On April 25, we decided to sit out on the front porch. Bruce headed out first to set up the mosquito repellent device. As I came out he said, “Be careful and don’t step on the snake.” I stopped at the top of the steps to see where the critter was. I […]