A solid wood bench... perhaps a unique and simple use for a downed tree that sat around too long to be approved for structural use? This gets me thinking about other interior uses of "left-over" wood on the property: cut-off ends from longer sections, trees with too much sway, trunks with some...
While sleuthing around on Island County plat maps, I found some "mystery remnants" of past plans for our property that apparently never came to be. The plat map below shows a potential subdivision of our property into about 7 different lots, most of which were each larger than other lots in the...
Wells... important stuff on an island... relatively limited aquifers, potential for salt water intrusion near shorelines, longer recharge times. And in our case, we will need to make a decision between installing a well or hooking up to city water lines that are available on two different sides of...
Nice milestone this evening: I completed my Forest Stewardship Plan, the one that I started 6 months ago. Finally prioritized picking it back up again, and it feels good to be at this point. It's a healthy 26 page report, and I can say that going through the process of creating it was helpful on...