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Well, let’s see what is going on!! I have a couple of loads of wood that I cut over the winter, while doing some thinning, that is now all cut and split. I have also been out this spring doing a bit more thinning and patch cutting. I am going to take it easy though until we get a woodlot management plan in place, because that will help set the priorities in terms of what should be done first. For those individuals who own woodlots and want to take some proactive measures to improve the quality and quantity of wood that is growing, there are remarkably inexpensive services available by joining a local wood co-op. For those who just want to sit on their property and let mother nature do her thing, that is fine also, just consider protecting the property through land trusts or easements that will stop future owners from clear cutting what has taken many, many years to develop. Thanks to the dry spells we have had this spring, I have gotten out to do some more work on my woods road. Unfortunately, after just one heavy rain it takes about a week for it to dry out and useable again. My biggest hope, is that before winter, I will have all of the ditching done so that it should only take a fairly short time to dry out and be usable after a heavy downpour. Back in the woods, we are scouting along the roadside for desirable small trees such as spruce, pine and some cedar, and replanting them in areas that are exclusively fir and/or birch. In just a hundred or so short years, the forest makeup of trees should be significantly better. Every time I walk by my dead hemlock remains, I wonder if there is such a thing as “Tree CPR”. If there is, I suspect that the time for which it might work is long past. Oh Sigh!! Outside of the woods, we are doing a bit more landscaping and planting, but nothing major so far. The grand-grand kids are both very cute and lovable, the missus is still annoying and The Jet seems to be following in her foot steps. (Maybe more later.) On the lighter side:1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak2. He who laughs last, thinks the slowest.3. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.4. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.5. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. 800

Mike’s job entails keeping the computers up and going, keeping the office up and going and keeping our spirits up and going. Most of these jobs are done exceedingly well but when you imagine Scrooge at Christmas, that is what we get 365 days of the year. He is quoted as saying “I love to be around charming, personable people but don’t seem to find any to work with”. Bah humbug! When Mike is not at the office he can be found at home tending Debbie’s gardens, splitting wood, working on furniture and coming up with more stories for his Ravings. No one is safe, especially his two daughters.

To contact Mike email: Mike@ossekeag.ca

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Ravings May 15 2012 “Spring Update”