thirty paintings camping out

I'm going to go out to see 

if any of them

are playin' tunes

from forest studio tour weekend to blowing snow

 

Managing "the shift" in the forest.

Last years drought killed this red elm
which is valuable for its rot resistance so
i'm going to get a portable bandsaw mill in for a day.
Amazed that my 1939 tractor could pull a 2' x 18 ' log,
I started to look at what else I might else be able to 
drag to the lane to make a day of it. 
We will be milling at 3 to 4 logs per hour. 

The boat's deck seam resolution will involve laminated red elm bulwarks.
There was a cherry tree crowding the power line and a maple on the inside of a corner in the lane that would be difficult to get the boat past.
There's also the looming threat from the emerald ash borer.
A few yeas ago I took down some massive butternut trees before their
bugs finished them off.
To round out the inventory will be some prime sugar maples between 2' and
3' in diameter.

night vision

in daylight   48 x 66 in. oil colour