We've had rain here almost constantly for the last week or so, but yesterday the wind picked up too. Trees all over the region started coming down. We lost water for awhile, but it's fixed now.
Anyway, I get excited when a storm like this rolls in, because it means FREE WOOD
The storm wasn't the worst we've seen, so most of the trees that came down were relatively "weak" trees... poplars, willows, pines and so on. There were a few natives down, all too bent and twisted for bows though. I went to my secret yew spot to see if the weather had made my job any easier, but no yews were down.
However, there is a big old walnut down by the road and a somewhat straight branch had come down, maybe 4 or 5 metres long, so I cut it up and took it. Walnut is nice wood, so I took the small pieces too, they can probably be used for something. It has VERY tight rings, looks sweet.
I also went up the hill and grabbed a small fallen yew log that had been there for quite awhile.
Tomorrow I plan on getting permission to cut up a very tall black locust tree that has come on private land. If I get that one, I will have quite a few BL staves. Looks very straight.
Walnut and Yew in the car below.
