Dec. 17th, 2022, that was a storm. I had to look back and see what the trees looked like. The limbs simply broke off under the weight of the snow.
Jan. 14, 2023, more snow! This is Caitlin in her Polar Trek coat. JL brought it back to her after his trip to Antarctica.
Jan. 2nd – I'm whittling away at it!
The snow came and went. And still the branches mocked me. Jan. 2nd - 6th, I got on my horse, and used the reciprocal saw as much as I could. Every good morning, out whacking away. The bigger branches were too much for me.
March 12th, more snow, the branches still kept calling for me. The broken limbs look like human broken limbs.
Everyone liked the branches. The deer would sit in amongst the branches, nibbling the greens. Even the turkeys liked it as shelter.
I had had enough. I Googled 'tree services near me,' and found someone from down the road. I gave Robin and Steve a site tour explaining what I needed done. Robin then emailed a quote. We had a plan. April 3rd, 2023, the troops arrived late morning, as anticipated. The tractor, chipper, truck and 4 humans.
They paired up with the two large white pine trees. The stacked the branches in piles, which they picked up with that cool machine. Alexis was wearing the same Polar Trek coat as Caitlin. I didn't have a chance to ask her about it. They wore headsets embedded in their ear protectors and communicated with one another.
Jamie attacked this tree in the wind. We've a big storm coming today, thunder and lightning is crossing the province, and I am glad they got all this done. It was worth every penny.
tree climbing from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
I love this machine! They clamped a tree prior to chopping it. It was so safe. They can change the clamps for a scoop.
Aussie Tree Care from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
The young lady is Alexis. She is a new grad from Algonquin College! She was up the tree, with a helper. They had harnesses, and all sorts of safety equipment.
Steve is a great teacher, with years of experience in the UK and Australia.
tree clean up from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
The cats weren't too happy. Nutmeg was just antsy. Cinnamon watched from the office window. He's a little more relaxed than she is!
They kept on working. Jamie chopped the limbs into 16" pieces for the wood stove insert.
They'd been gone about a half hour when Clover deer showed up! Everything looks good again, aside from the branches they'd lost.
