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Member
SE NH
Woke up to a crisp 31F and frost on the ground. Fall is in the air. This tree is red already.

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ML received a frost warning and brought the hanging planters in the night before.
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We decided on a small road trip. First to a local restaurant for a hearty breakfast. If you go early this place is lovely. But it is a tourist destination. By time we left they were people waiting for tables. This is my sister in law and I.
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After breakfast we went to a close town for the farmer's market.
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We got some fresh beans. I also picked up a laminated french rolling pin. I don't need another but it was too pretty to pass by.
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We took a drive through town and then came home. Time for taking another tree down.
Here I complete the wedge cut. The tree will fall in this direction and the open face cut allows the two parts of the trunk to fall in controlled way.
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Here I am driving in wedges on the back or felling cut. The tree leans a little farther back then I like. I am dropping it in the other direction.
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Here you can see the backwards lean as I work on the felling cut. I stop the saw and drive the wedges in as the cut progresses.
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TIMBER!!!
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We cut to length split and stacked. You saw that in the other thread. This is today's stacked wood.
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What better way to enjoy the fruits of one's labor than a fire.
ML has toasted the perfect marshmallow.
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We watched the stars come out and enjoyed the fire and good conversation.
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ML took this last picture. I went in and turned on all the lights. I think the pic looks really nice. Though it makes the house look like a mansion.
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So another good weekend in NH. I cooked the green beans in a brown butter sauce. They were delicious.

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Posting Freak
Peachtree City, GA
Always loved New Hampshire outside the Boston suburbs

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Member
Central Maine
That write up gives a nice feel for an autumn day in New England. Well done! (as usual)

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Geezer
New Brunswick, Canada
Not many places have artillery like that to enforce the mask rule.  Big Grin

About the green beans - try them just boiled, and serve them with a bit of mayonnaise and mustard sauce (something like an 80/20 mix?) on the side. That's a big hit in our house.

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