We had close to 30 trees taken down on our property a week and a half ago. That might seem like a lot but as you can see by the picture we have plenty left.  The reason being was because our house was in danger of being flattened by the 100+ ft.  douglas firs and cedar. Andy has been busy chopping wood from the dead standing trees that won't be sold. The birds were not too happy that we destroyed some of their homes, we could hear them chirping in protest as they jumped around on the logs; I am hoping that we have given them enough time to rebuild before the lay eggs.

This picture was taken standing on our front porch. We have some guys and a big machine coming this weekend to stack all the logs as well as clear stumps so we can have a place for our garden and orchard.
 Starting from scratch is hard at times. We will have no apples to pick in the fall or eggs to collect this spring but there is pleasure in the process of getting everything ready for those things and watching things grow from their infancy.