We're Stumped

It been almost two weeks of steady work clearing trees from the site. Phil and Jason will soon be finished. What an excellent job. It's amazing how much talent it takes to fell these large trees.
Unfortunately, the camera was not around while Phil and Jason were cutting the trees. With amazing agility, Jason climbs with his chainsaw in a holster and de-limbs the tree as he ascends. Once at the top, he cuts the top of the tree off. Back down on the ground, the brush gets chipped. Phil then fells the remainder of the tree with extreme precision. It falls exactly where he intends it to be.
Here are some photos of Jason climbing and cutting at our previous residence:

And here's what Jason leaves for Phil to finish (these were taken at our current site):

View from house site looking out toward street:

View from street:

There really is sky up there

The clearing continues and we can see the sky now. Lots of laurel was hand pulled from the house and well site. This makes it easier for Phil and Jason to cut the larger trees.

Little Bean helped Grandpa cut one of the trees:

And Rachel helped too:

And then she took a break upon the soft mattress of woodchips:

Future oak flooring is everywhere:

Day 2: Site Clearing Begins

(John and Phil)

Beginning yesterday (day1), Phil and Jason started clearing the undergrowth where the driveway, barn, and house will be. They are amazing. Room has to be made for all the large trees that will have to come down. Room needs to be made for the logs that need to be sorted into firewood, and wood that we'll mill and use in construction. The smaller brush needs to be chipped or piled for burning later. There's a variety of tree species: white pine, hemlock, black birch, white birch, maple, oak, and a dense under story of mountain laurel.


(Phil's tractor)

We took some photos of us in our future living room today. The rotted log will eventually move over be replaced by our "cushier" sofa.

Welcome

Welcome to our blog. Here we hope show you our progress as we build our new home up on "the hill". Above, you'll see JH is ready to clear the site...... two days before closing! Stay tuned.