Whenever we have strong winds, it tends to create a lot of work for us clearing trees which have blown across paths and fences.
We cut up the trees using chainsaws and pile most of the material nearby to create habitat piles for small mammals and insects.
Of course fallen trees also supply me with wood for projects. I am currently making a kuksa and dough bowl out of a piece of this Birch.
A group shelter in the woods where I run my courses had a lucky escape when this Wych Elm came down.
Although the door was smashed the rest of the shelter was left intact. I am still rather pleased that I wasn't sleeping in it at the time though!
The previous evening it had been raining and then after the rain had stopped there was a frost.
The pattern reminds me of Ground Pine AKA Club Moss
which you can read more about in in one of my previous posts http://fenlaners.blogspot.com/2007/11/club-moss_10.html
We cut up the trees using chainsaws and pile most of the material nearby to create habitat piles for small mammals and insects.
Of course fallen trees also supply me with wood for projects. I am currently making a kuksa and dough bowl out of a piece of this Birch.
Although the door was smashed the rest of the shelter was left intact. I am still rather pleased that I wasn't sleeping in it at the time though!
The halo is formed by the suns rays passing through high altitude ice crystals and is usually a sign that it will rain within the next 24 hours.
