Spring Turkeys

I was driving around our cabin property this morning waiting for the rain to quit so I could do some more ditch digging with the backhoe. As I headed back to get the backhoe I could see a flock of turkeys in the distance walking toward the barn. I quickly drove to the barn driveway and parked the truck. A few minutes later the turkeys were within 30 feet and crossed the road.

The spring gobbler hunting season starts in one month.

"What does the sign say?"

Ditch Digging

The 8 inches of snow from a week ago has melted and with the frost out of the ground it was time to work on some spring projects.

The ground is still almost a quagmire but I was able to dig a drainage ditch with the backhoe.

My ditch digging may have displaced one of the locals.

After digging the ditch I found this mouse on the rim of the backhoe tire.

A Sign of Spring

Last week we got 8 inches of snow and this week the temperature was into the upper 60's melting the snow. Today I found this bright spot of color in a ditch along the township road. A Crocus and a honeybee enjoying the warm weather.

Firewood

March 1st marked the start of Meteorological Spring and time to start working on next year's firewood. We've only used about half of this year's firewood but with this winter's frozen ground it's a perfect time to gather firewood from wet areas.

Finally able to get this dead maple tree out of the lawn at our barn.

At our cabin property it was time to remove a large hickory tree that blew down during last summer's wind storm. This 10 foot section of the hickory tree was loaded into a trailer for transport to our barn.

The last few larger branches loaded into the trailer.

The hickory tree is loaded and ready for the short trip to our barn.

Unloading the trailer load of firewood logs.

The firewood logs cut into blocks so they can start to dry.