Family tree day is a tradition we have enjoyed every year since we moved onto this homestead. Up on the the hill behind our house, we have a small lot of replanted Douglas-fir and Grand fir. They’re planted pretty thick, and need to be thinned out, so we feel like taking one every year as our Solstice tree is at least a good start. One day we hope to really thin them out and build some kind of camping retreat shelter up there, but for now, it’s one tree at a time.
We had picked out most of the small ones already, so this time we looked for one that had a nice top we could cut off. We found just the right one in a clearing we wanted to open up more, and Corey got to work cutting it down.
Since we were topping a little bit taller tree, the job of sawing was a more work than usual.
Everyone took a turn working at it.
Except my daughter. She took a lot of selfies with butterfly filters, because that is real life with the modern teenager.
When that final cut was made the tree crashed down with a bit more “oomph” than your average 6 ft tall tree from a farm. Like everything else on this homestead, our Solstice trees are wild.
Here we have the triumphant crew with our prize.
Family tree day is really a team effort.
As we headed down the hill with our tree, I thought of all the past years we’ve made that same trek. One year was in the snow, one year was with tools from our invasive plants clean-up, and the others blend together. That’s how traditions go. I’m so glad we have this one.
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