A Weekend's Work (Logs and Their Lives)

This past weekend I mentioned that we were working on cutting down some dead trees. The trees came down without a hitch and then the real work began. We chipped and cut our way through the limbs and logs. After a quick count of the rings on one of the trees we discovered that it was around 50 years old. It could have lived longer had some ailment not befallen the poor tree. All that remains of the trees now are a few stumps in the yard that will gradually decay, ...



...a few woodchips, and ...




...firewood!




Hauling the logs was difficult work. Some of them were very heavy while the more rotten wood was much lighter. The chipper that made the wood chips was relatively easy to use and made toothpicks of the branches very quickly. This post is more than just a show and tell of logs and their lives. Some of these elements were reused for other purposes in the landscape. Can you guess what elements were used and for what? You have until I post again tomorrow to guess!