Toasted forest

[Cowlitz]

I ignore it, but I do get pressure from a neighbor to have my yard "sprayed" because those worms make the ground all lumpy.

After three years of composting leaves and mixing them in the garden, I'm finally seeing earthworms appear. That's my way of figuring that the soil is getting healthy. I haven't seen any other worms so assume the lumps are from earthworms that are moving back? Otherwise I have no idea what she is talking about.

Next step is to seed in clover over the grass, which is supposed to need less water. Clover should improve the soil.

 

[Cowlitz]

When we moved into our house my wife called the PUD about the power line in front of our house that weaves between the branches and around the trunks of 5 doug firs.
The first call the PUD person said we didn't want the arborist to look at it because they might just cut all the trees down. The second call my wife was told we were just trying to use the PUD as a free tree trimming service. After the 3rd call when we spoke to a mgr about the first 2 calls an arborist showed up and was totally cool. Had a crew take out just a couple branches, adjust the tension in the line, and add sleeves where the line was rubbing 2 trunks.

I talked to the PUD guy that was supervising the tree trimmers. It's the trimming that makes it a very ugly tree, but it makes shade. The PUD guy said they would love to take it down, they have been wanting to do that. I want the shade in the summer.

Here is what much of the forest looks like now. There are willows growing back and we see moose now.

 

[Art Deco]

I talked to the PUD guy that was supervising the tree trimmers. It's the trimming that makes it a very ugly tree, but it makes shade. The PUD guy said they would love to take it down, they have been wanting to do that. I want the shade in the summer.

Here is what much of the forest looks like now. There are willows growing back and we see moose now.
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Moose are still really rare in my end of the country, but there is a big herd of elk a few hours west of me that weren't there a few decades ago. And lots of eagles.

 

[ChezCheese:)]

Moose! I've always wanted to see a moose!

 

[Art Deco]

Moose! I've always wanted to see a moose!

I saw one. They are goofy looking creatures, especially when running.