Is it starting to feel like fall where you are?

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

I think it has been about 5 days since I've seen much of the sun... getting pretty gloomy around here.

[MountainDon]

Here in NM the weather feels fall-like. Here at home still nice and warm, but cool evenings. Up in the mountains cooler but daytime still nice and a little cold at night. Deciduous leaves all fallen up there, still falling at home.

Very nice time of year.

[glenn kangiser]

A very nice time of the year here.  We actually had cooler weather earlier.  Just right now.  Currently 58.8 outside.

[StinkerBell]

Our state flower is mildew, so its just rainy here, BUT the clouds are much more darker.

[peternap]

Yes it is....at last.
One of the things I love about Va are the seasons. When I'm sick of one, it's time to change anyway.
This summer was the exception. It just didn't want to go to sleep!

[fishing_guy]

Not up here in the northland.  Much more like winter.  Took a trip up to our land WAY up north this weekend.  19F when we woke up Sunday morning.  But it was in the upper 30's during the day.  A touch of snow on the ground and ice on the smaller lakes.

But it was nice to walk through the woods and check on the 600 trees we planted last year, and plan for the 600 we are planting this year.  Not so much undergrowth and we were able to better visualize where we want what.

Also as a plus, you don't sweat as much when cutting wood when it is cool out!

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

You northern folk are a tough breed!  I was not cut out for the winters in the north...

[John_C]

Our state flower is mildew...

Is the state bird the mosquito?

Here in N. Georgia it is currently 72º  and sunny.  Not much like late fall - in a good way.

[peternap]

I jinxed it. Back in the 70's today

Boy those are some ugly smileys!

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

Boy those are some ugly smileys!

Ugly, but I like this one and this one

[MountainDon]

Also as a plus, you don't sweat as much when cutting wood when it is cool out!

It is amazing how few clothes you end up with when felling trees and cutting it to length in the winter. Then there's the splitting, if you don't have a power splitter.

What type(s) of trees are you planting?

[glenn kangiser]

I kind of borrowed the new smileys from another forum I'm on, in fact the one who's administrator told us about this one.  Guess I better thank him.   

It is amazing how few clothes you end up with when felling trees and cutting it to length in the winter.

I'm going to at least wear some--- chain saws, axes and brush would really take a toll on the old birthday suit.

[fishing_guy]

Also as a plus, you don't sweat as much when cutting wood when it is cool out!

It is amazing how few clothes you end up with when felling trees and cutting it to length in the winter. Then there's the splitting, if you don't have a power splitter.

What type(s) of trees are you planting?

The parcel we have is already partially wooded with Jack Pine, Red Pine, Birch and a few assorted other trees. 

This year we added:

200 Burr Oak (for Firewood)
100 Shagbark Hickory (for smoking)
100 White Pine (For longevity and tallness)
100 Norway Pine (for long, soft needles)
100 Chokecherry (for wildlife)
100 Red Dogwood (for winter color)

This year we have on order (to be planted in 2008):

200 white pines (to fill in open spots in the canopy)
100 Black Spruce (for a windbreak in the woods around the campfire)
100 Paper Birch (to augment a couple of existing birch stands in amoungst the pines)
100 Green Ash (for firewood and diversity)
100 Black Ash (for lumber, someday)

It is amazing how the land soaks up that many trees.   Nature will get some, wildlife others.   My wife and I probably won't see much of them full grown, but the kids will. 

I questioned myself on the choice of trees since the area is mainly Birck/pine forest.  But as we explored, I started seeing more and more of the hardwoods, just not in huge numbers.

[MountainDon]

100 Shagbark Hickory (for smoking)

Can you make cigars?   

[MountainDon]

"starting to feel like fall" !!

Today it's starting to feel like winter!! High of 52 with a forecast low of 25!!
At least that's what passes for winter here most of the time.

The mountains are forecast to drop to 16 with a high of 35 Friday with snow!! Brrr. Have to haul out the long johns for up there.

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

Here is the sad deal, Don... we packed up all of our flannel sheets and long johns and even most of the winter clothes when we thought we were moving to OK!!!!  They are in the very back and very bottom of the storage unit, of course... we usually use flannel sheets from around the first of October until the end of May/beginning of June, so I'm going to have to get tougher or  move because at this point in time I am not unloading that storage unit unless I'm moving south!!!

[peternap]

It is amazing how the land soaks up that many trees.   Nature will get some, wildlife others.   My wife and I probably won't see much of them full grown, but the kids will.


That's a good idea so the kids keep it going.
We set up a corporation just for land purchases. We have bought everything that was a good deal for a few years now and have timber that we can harvest for our old age and have replanted much of the logged areas.

Our stock is transfer on death so it doesn't have to go through probate and there is no inheritance tax. The Company just continues and the kids and grandkids have land and trees.

I would like my grand children and great grandchildren to be able to see Bear in the wild and hunt Deer.