birdus
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Chicken cant quite figure out what is going on with her reflection in the camera lens.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
First load of gravel on the driveway
First load of gravel on the driveway
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Gravel down, Chrissy packing it in. 1 am thursday night.
Driveway widening
Driveway widening
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
We had to widen our driveway to make sure it will accomodate concrete trucks and by bringing it up a few feet, we lessened the grade too.
Log skidding
Log skidding
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Got them all stacked eventually. 42 total in the one stack.
Bringing the logs up to thier summer home
Bringing the logs up to thier summer home
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
The process of bringing the logs up to the pile where they will finish drying and wait for milling.
Chrissy giving a fine size reference
Chrissy giving a fine size reference
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Had to skid all the logs so that we could pick them up with the bucket on the backhoe and stack them off in the background in that pile. Top right.
Beetle
Beetle
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
I am still unclear about what kind of beetle this guy is. Anyone know?
Driveway progress
Driveway progress
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Filling in the old driveway bed with new dirt and raising the whole thing up a few feet.
Panorama, Tanana River
Panorama, Tanana River
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Just stitched together some photos from out in the middle of the main channel of the Tanana.
Digging the outhouse hole
Digging the outhouse hole
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Phase one of comfortable bathroom experiences.
Pasque flowers
Pasque flowers
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Found a secret hillside totally full of wild pasque flowers.
10 lines, 30 hooks, 1 burbot
10 lines, 30 hooks, 1 burbot
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
1 big burbot that fried up to feed 3 people. Yum.
logpile
logpile
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Some of the 45 logs we have saved for milling siding later this year
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Trouble
Ball joint takes a dump on itself
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
The painful view from the inside.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
More tree cutting
We had to cut down one of the biggest trees at our place today. It would have been hovering over our house had we left it and after growing up with giant trees hovering overhead, I decided to forgo the experience with our own house. It is a white spruce and measured out 107' tall with a 6'6" circumference at the base. That is a huge tree for the Fairbanks area by any standard. We'll be using it in the house in some way or another, but we haven't figured out quite how yet.
-Justin
-Justin
Monday, March 30, 2009
Moose raided the chicken feed
Dogs were barking randomly tonight, and as I got up to see what was going on I noticed these guys out in the side yard between the porch and the outhouse.
They were munching on willow branches and we're looking pretty hungry. This time of year is hard on them as far as food goes, its getting pretty sparce. Then I look over at the chicken coop and notice that they have raided and completely eaten the chicken/rabbit food. We just bought a 50# bag yesterday. They knocked the container on the ground, broke the lid off and had proceeded to spread it all over the snow. When I walked over to check it out, the little guy decided he hadn't gotten enough earlier and came over to finish it off.
They were munching on willow branches and we're looking pretty hungry. This time of year is hard on them as far as food goes, its getting pretty sparce. Then I look over at the chicken coop and notice that they have raided and completely eaten the chicken/rabbit food. We just bought a 50# bag yesterday. They knocked the container on the ground, broke the lid off and had proceeded to spread it all over the snow. When I walked over to check it out, the little guy decided he hadn't gotten enough earlier and came over to finish it off.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Moose out in the driveway
Heard some rumblings from outside and the dogs were acting a little weird, so I got up and looked out to the driveway. Cow and two calf moose were eating up our willows along the road. Just snapping off big sections of branch and chewing on them. I am just glad that I didn't let the dogs out to investigate before I noticed the moose.
I put some video up on youtube here.
I put some video up on youtube here.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Houseguest
Dad came up for some wintertime relaxation. We had a great time and really enjoyed his company. He stayed with us at the cabin all but one night. He appreciates the outhouse like no one else seems to.
Dad's last night at our cabin. 3 dogs and 3 people in a 16'x20'.
Dad's last night at our cabin. 3 dogs and 3 people in a 16'x20'.
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