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Monday, January 6, 2020

Trees, and a She Shed??

Sure do appreciate all the nice comments on my last post. Thank you so much. Sorry I didn't get back to reply. 

and gosh, new followers! Thank you!

Oh friends, I've sat here and written a terribly boring post about the loss of our trees...

So, decided to back up and tell you, I've been standing and staring at the teeny tiny greenhouse...

The first cool days of fall I moved lots of plants inside. I loved it! But a few freezing nights took it's toll and now it's not so pretty. 


and might as well face it, two burning candles did not keep the place warm. 

So, I'm turning the teeny tiny greenhouse into a teeny tiny she shed. :) I've run a heavy duty drop cord from the shop and plugged in the little milk house heater; not to run continuously, but when I'm in there. This should be fun!!

I still want plants inside, and can a greenhouse be cozy? I will be hunting and searching and dragging a few thing from the house up to the greenhouse today.  Will keep you posted. :)


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The big tree cutting company has cut the last standing tree, packed up and moved to another location. Well, they did leave one tall pine...



Carried my camera on our early morning walk with Eli yesterday. Wanted to show you just how wide open and bare it looks across from our house.



until now, we have never seen the rolling hills across the way. Can you see the tiny white dot back in the trees between the tall pine and center of the picture? Well, that's our neighbor's place. Looks far away now, but actually their driveway is just a few feet down from our driveway...



in fact, that's Poppy and Eli standing at their driveway and you can see their house from there. Crazy, isn't it? Another neighbor lives down the driveway behind Poppy.

We've had way too much rain lately. Friday, we got two inches then overnight had high winds and another quarter inch. We can now see the sky and the clouds, and this is how it looked late Friday afternoon...



The wind blew one of the panels out of my little greenhouse, but I was able to repair it.



Most of you know how afraid I am of storms...suppose now that I can see storm clouds brewing, I will be scared to death!

Oh, I almost forgot to explain about the one tall pine tree left standing...

When the tree company first arrived, Poppy told one of the men that his hunting spot was in those woods and that he had a tree stand in one of the pines. The man said, no worries, go wrap some flag tape around the tree trunk and we will not cut it. They gave Poppy that tree :) He was tickled to death. It was there that he killed the eight point buck. 

Hope you haven't signed off, for good!

Love,
Henny

PS...Bettina, in reply to your comment, the land owners plan to re-seed in pine trees. There are no plans to sell the property for a housing development...we are thankful for that.












41 comments:

  1. Henny, I truly hate to see woods totally logged. The one across from us was timber cut, taking the tallest. So it is still a woods, the deer don't go there any more the dang coyotes took over. There's a woods down the road heading to the little town north of here and it is being totally stripped. Cutting all the woods out for housing or a another bushel of corn...grrr..So the winds are becoming fierce and then brainiacs want to put up wind turbines (big eye sores. I would rather have solar panels, they do not block the horizon views, or make flicker shadows, or hum. You may find that you will become a sky watcher and not be so afraid of storms...with the open space , I pray that for you. Blessings, xoxo, Susie

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  2. zzzzzzzzZ! Who? What? Where? How? :).
    Where am l...Oh! Yes! Here l am..! :).
    HeHe! :o).

    All those poor trees..how sad is that,
    actually the thing l feel sorry for is
    Eli..just one tree left for him to cock
    his leg up to...How terrible..! We all
    know how dogs love trees..how else can they
    get around..sniff~sniff~sniff..! :).
    So..Poppy and Eli will have to share the same
    tree then..Who ever gets there first..Bless! :)

    And the greenhouse/shed looks quite cozy..a few
    more things growing in there will make it really
    nice..no trees though..! :).
    And..with two burning candles, perhaps you should
    grow summat religious...the mind boggles..! :).
    Ah! How about olives...?

    Just signing off..until the next time..when all the
    pine tree seeds would have germinated into 20ft trees! :o).

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    1. You are so funny! The two candles and growing olives! Funny because those tall ugly candles remind me of those you can buy that have religious pictures on them. Anyhow, hope you visit again before the pines grow into 20' trees.

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  3. Wow, it looks so bare. Golly. Funny how they saved the one tree for you too.

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  4. It takes a lifetime for a tree to grow from seed. What a barren place it is now, but all that
    rain may make for a dandy meadow in the spring. Then the deer will really show up and aggravate Poppy
    till next hunting season. Love seeing green plant life of any kind this time of year!

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  5. I don't like clear cutting...but I am glad they plan more trees not houses!

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  6. That is just so sad to see but it cheered me when I read that at least it will be trees being planted and not houses. I can only imagine how strange it is to get used to a new landscape around your home. How strange Poppy's tree looks all alone.
    I love the greenhouse. There is nothing green here today. Snow is falling yet again and I have to drive to/from the hospital to take Hubby for his endoscopy this morning. I can think of better ways to spend a snowy morning. :-)
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  7. My mom had property that she would sell off the pine trees. One thing about pines. They grow pretty fast, especially in a wet area where they like to grow. I guess its good to get rid of some of the undergrowth too. Eight point buck, wow! My nephew would love that. He is a hunter and loves deer meat. I must say I like deer steaks with onions and gravy. Great idea about your combination shed and planting area. I want a small green house and think that I will just heat it at times with a kerosene heater when needed. I guess make the floor sand and maybe that will hold in some heat.
    Enjoyed your post as always
    Betsy

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  8. I meant to ask, does the panels you have for your green house hold up for the most part pretty good? I am thinking about that type of panel. I am wondering about hale etc..
    betsy

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    1. Thank you Betsy. Our little 6' x 8' greenhouse has held up really well. We paid only 300.00 for it at Harbor Freight. We followed all instructions and put down 4 x 4's (or 2 x 4's) can't remember, and bolted the frame down before putting the panels in. Poppy then put a bracket from the greenhouse to a garden post for more stability. This was in 2011. Last week was the first time a panel has blown out, and even then it didn't come all the way out. One thing I wish we had done, and will do, when we buy new panels is cover both ends of each panel with that new clear Gorilla tape. The grooves in the panels are open on each end and that allowed moisture in and mildew to grow, making the panels dirty and ugly. I have really enjoyed this little greenhouse. Hope you do get one.

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    2. Thank you for the information and the gorilla tape is a good idea it sounds. I will check out Harbor Freight. I am just glad to hear that the panels are stable as I was going more for this type.
      Thanks again
      Betsy

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  9. Of course a greenhouse can be cosy. After all, a conservatory is just a posh greenhouse attached to a house! I think your greenhouse definitely has potential. Actually, I am quite jealous!

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  10. Henny I am sorry to read about the woods being logged. Glad that there are plans to plant more pine trees. Love your idea of a she-shed. As always enjoyed seeing your lovely photos. Hope 2020 is a wonderful year for you and your family. Hugs!

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  11. Well, you really know how to capture my fancy; just mention she-shed. This should be a lot of fun!!! We made a little progress yesterday inside my little place.

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  12. Dear Henny, I so wish your little candle-warming idea had worked but with no insulation to keep any heat inside, I can see where it just wasn't enough heat to make a difference.
    So....on to the next adventure, in England they would call them summer houses, a place to sip tea and ponder, preferably on a sunny day :)
    Good luck with your "she shed" idea, I think you will enjoy it.
    Yes, sad to gaze across the bare land now, but seeing the mountain tops are a nice change.
    Hugs,
    ~Jo

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  13. What fun to have a she shed, a great adventure. Such a shame about the trees, how strange the whole area must look.

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  14. It is interesting to hear the story about the one single tree. I was wondering about that. I love that you are going to turn the greenhouse into a she-shed! You are so creative I know it will be special. Well, I finally got brave enough to start a blog Henny! I don't know what I'm doing and I may not write very often but I'm going to try. I've met so many wonderful people, just like you, through blogs and I just want to try and be more of a part of it. Enjoy your week and your she-shed!

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  15. A 'she shed' sounds like a good idea. It can be a combination she shed and greenhouse - best of both worlds.

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  16. That's great that they saved Poppy's pine tree, I'm sure he's delighted! I tried overwintering some plants my first year in the house, in my garden cottage...I had a little heater in there that I would put on during the coldest times, but it didn't work. Everything died. I also tried in the garage, next to the windows....also a failure. So now if there's something I want to overwinter, I either bring it in the house and put it under the stairs downstairs where it's cool and let it go dormant, or in the case of geraniums, I shake off the soil from the roots and turn them upside down in a box and leave them downstairs. I keep it cool down there (around 50) since my daughter moved out, so it works well.

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  17. Those new pine trees will grow fast ... and Poppy's tree will be SO much taller than all the others, haha!
    Your little she-shed sounds nice, but won't it be chilly in winter? You could hang draperies/fabric on the inside perhaps to keep some of the heat in. No, two candles won't do it. We tried with our green house (plastic sheeting) Now we use our front porch wrapped in plastic, and it hardly ever gets below 40 out there. It helps that one whole side is attached to the house.

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  18. So sad for the loss of your woods. We don’t have a green house but we have a sun room, which is where our citrus trees and other things live over the winter. Right now the lemon is blooming its heart out and I’m worried about the lack of bees to pollinate. So maybe no lemons? I don’t know.

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  19. Glad that hopefully you will get to watch new trees grow, but wow what a clearing!

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  20. I'm excited for your she-shed and can hardly wait to see how you go about creating it. I know you'll make it cute. It's sad to see all the trees cut down but you do have a nice view of the hills. I love the sky in those last 2 pictures!!

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  21. I love what you said at the end of your post. That they are planting baby pine trees. We have worried about the hay field across from us. We love the field and would hate to see houses.
    Looking forward to seeing what you do with your greenhouse.

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  22. Though it is sad to see the trees gone, I'm sure the new ones will grow faster than you think.
    The she shed sounds like a great idea.

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  23. A she shed sounds exciting - the best kind! It's a shame to see all of those trees down but if they're replanting, that's good. I love how they left that one tree for Poppy.

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  24. You have a much different view. It's difficult to see all the trees go. They won't grow back in our lifetime.

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  25. I'm so glad it's not going to be a development, and that they left one tree! Wish they had left more though!

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  26. It's kind of funny that they saved the deer stand tree. Now Poppy will be hiding in plain sight.

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  27. So glad to hear about the clear cut land across from you. Wow! It really looks barren. Pine trees there shouldn't be too bad, they do grow fast and that's a plus. I hope your land isn't lower than theirs since there would be a lot of run-off before the trees and brush start taking hold.

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  28. Hi Henny- hope it won't be long before the land is re-planted with new Pines. We've a species of Pine here called 'Radiata' it is fast growing and ideal for Plantations and harvesting after about 15 to 20 years. Happy New Year to You Henny and Poppy. Regards. KEV.

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  29. Always sad to see trees cut but felt better when I read the land will be replanted. Enjoy the view as the new trees grow .

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  30. Good morning, Henny! I am sad to see it bare, but it will be pretty again, and thank goodness for no housing development! Here in WNC, there is hardly any place that the land is not developed,the farms and green lands are almost all gone. It is so sad, but it is beautiful to see the sky like you can now. I am looking forward to see what kind of new ideas you have next! You are so talented, I wish you would post how to build chicken coops, repair the greenhouse glass, that sort of thing. I think I would like to learn how to make a pen myself. Have a good day Terry

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  31. I love big skies and watching the clouds, so I'd be enjoying the expansive view you have now. Well of course it probably looks rather raw and messy, but the pines will stay small for a while and make the ground look better, and Mother Nature will take over and things will grow, and you will have the view for quite a while.

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  32. It's very sad about the trees being cut down...that lonely pine tree kind of brings out emotion in me, so I think you did an excellent job with your photography! Even though the idea of a storm scares you, it's a brilliant photo! And I LOVE the idea of a she shed!!! One of my dreams is to get an old beat up trailer and renovate it for an art studio. I'd have to find a heating source too for our winters, I really want to make that dream come true in the next 3 years!

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  33. Hi Henny! A she shed sounds nice!

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  35. Nice that they saved Poppy's tree! Good to hear that they will replant!

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  36. Tree cutting always breaks my heart. Good for you that there will be no housing development. Have fun with that she shed.

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