It's been a while.....

Well howdy gang!  It's been a while since I've lured you here to read my stuff.  This first story is really a continuation of an earlier blog.  You might remember the Bradford pear that I cut down and the nice lawn sculpture that I created with my chainsaw.  If not, you may want to scroll back a month or two. Well, this is part 2 of that story; the eventual clean up of the Bradford stump. 

So, My blogging is a bit rusty and my humor might not be up to snuff, so grab a beverage, sit back and prepare to be underwhelmed.

 This is the stump.  Like most stumps it is DEAD.  I poured gasoline on it a couple months ago to REALLY kill it down to the roots.  I didn't want any saplings shooting up through the eventual landscaping.

Like most stumps, this stump had roots.  Long roots that were more like underground branches.  This is just one of the long roots I had to cut out.

Are you feeling like you're getting a grade school lesson on rootology?  Hang in there.  It gets better, just not a lot better.

This is the same root above, partially exposed.  As you can see these aren't your typical little sissy roots.  These are studly ROOTS.  And they grew from all sides of that stump.  Many Manly Roots.

This little gem is a Bluebird Stump Grinder.  This puppy is heavy, noisy and ugly.  But it does a nice job on stumps.  Because I am already deaf in one ear, I decided that my shooting ear muffs might be a wise choice to protect the good ear.....After 53 years I've gained some sense.....

This is the business end of the Bluebird above.  It has multiple "teeth" like the ones shown.  They don't look too aggressive, but when they are spinning 187 miles per hour, they can tear up some junk.

This is me getting a load of dirt to fill the gigantic hole that was left when the stump and roots disappeared.  I have since filled the hole, leveled it off and prepared it for planting.  I will finish this story in a couple weeks when I finish the job.  Glad I got this part done before the heat sets in.

As is customary, I have to end the blog with a random note.

Took these pics tonight in our garage.  Seems like our ladder is an excellent spot to build a nest.

A Carolina Wren built this thing and I just can't find the nerve to move it out of the garage.  You can see she used all types of twigs, pine straw, moss and leaves to make her home.

The first time I checked there was 1 egg in the nest.  Last night there were 3. Tonight there were 4.  I am hoping to get a picture of Mama Wren one of these days and eventually have shots of my grandbirds.  I will share them when I get them.  update.....now there are 5 eggs.

This is a Carolina Wren! The little bugger is cute! ....and fast!!