Today was a long day working at the ranch.\u00a0 We went out there a day or two ago, and three trees were across the road.\u00a0 It was late in the day, and we didn’t have tools with us, so we downed the utility trailer, backed out to where we could turn around, backed in to pick up the trailer, and drove back to the house.<\/p>\n
Today we went out early enough with tools to assist us, and we cleared through two of the trees.\u00a0 At the third tree, we had to get out the chain saw.\u00a0\u00a0 Uniquely, though, the downed limb (most of the tree) was hanging by vines.\u00a0 These are vines six inches in diameter.\u00a0 We have some vines at the ranch.\u00a0 We never were able to get the whole thing down, but we were able to cut it back to a level we could drive under.<\/p>\n
For the moment, we have access through the key areas of our property.\u00a0 Who knows what we’ll find next trip out.\u00a0 Hubby and I each managed to find a spotted tick on us, but we think we got them before they did any damage.\u00a0 Hubby found his out there; I found mine in the shower after we got home.\u00a0 Stuck to the back of my neck — fortunately, its head came out when I removed it.\u00a0 As for trees, the road seems to draw them like a magnet.<\/p>\n
At least we had a cool breeze and were working in the woods most of the day.\u00a0 The dogs didn’t even run far.\u00a0 They hung out and supervised our work.<\/p>\n
Feel like checking yourself for ticks now?\u00a0 What creepy crawly things!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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