They also had a lumberjack show, only it was women from Maine. Hot saw Axe throwing Double buck saw Underhand chop Log roll. Probably my favorite part of the show
Traditional dory on display along the Newburyport rail trail outside of the current coast guard station. The US coastguard has a history here going back to the beginning of the life saving service. Dorys like this would have been used at times because of their incredible sea worthiness. The local legend is that the dory was created because no boat could fish in the mouth of the Merrimack river without being swamped . Lowell's boat shop in Amesbury was started by the dory creator, and is still in operation today. These two towers are the old range lights to guide boats into the harbor at night. By keeping one light over the other, you could know you were in the river channel. Mural on the coast guard station. Newburyport was a ship building port way back, the place where the first clipper ships were built, and at one time, the place many sailors called home . When you pulled into a foreign port, a Newburyport sailor would yell "Yeat!" And if anybody answered with yeat, they knew there was someone from back home to visit with. Commercial fish dock
a few weeks ago we got 1/1042 Indian summer days, so of course I went paddling. The low sun in the afternoon gave some great shots These are on the Merrimack river in Haverhill, that's the downeaster on the railroad bridge. The leaves were just starting
and another paddle on the Merrimack river near the Haverhill Methuen line. Rt 495 bridge by the ward hill exit my favorite view a great finale to the paddling season
Looks awfully peaceful for such a heavily populated area. It’s great to have places to escape the rat race.
My kids have a couple fish, normally he doesn't sleep in the submarine . One of the old birds I work on for a living , this one us getting both engines split for inspection. Cooking up a crazy idea for another firewood rack Using left over parts from the totes I cut up to build new racks out of the plastic pallets I picked up before And finding a new use for my old rotted out oil tank Making the totes cage into a firewood rack end cap
The river is a peaceful place on most weeknights, even during the peak boating season. Few boats run above the West gate exit in Haverhill, because of those rocks, meaning I can paddle up to the Lawrence dam and not see another boat. More river for me.
Using tywraps instead of screws to hold it together (sort of) More parts of the totes cage to secure the center vertical pallet. As you can see, there is one 4x4 to tie it all together Screws to tie the cage ends to the center beam Another rack ready for another cord
Another great Sunday , dedicated a baby, and baptized another regular attender who was finally ready to make that testimony. Oil tank halves for a roof Finally getting to enjoy the county line table in my DHT splitter. I like it much better than the DHT table. This was my reason for buying it, to protect that return filter housing from dropped rounds
Making another tote and plastic pallet firewood rack. The screwdriver is for easier leverage when bending the tubes The tubes fit down into the holes in the plastic pallet then tywraps and screw it all together. Then I bribe my tax deductions to fill it with splits. They get $5/cord stacked They actually did a good job packing it tight. This wood is for two years from now, plenty of time to season and test the rack strength . The the pallets were for paper bags so I'm sure a third of a cord isn't too much. Oil tank roof on the other rack. They didn't quite finish stuffing this one
Working on splitting some of the Apple I scrounged earlier, this stuff was so hard! My splitter stalled out on every little knot, and there were plenty of blind knots because of all the pruning over the years. I had to noodle this trunk round just to get a corner that the splitter could gnaw on. Most of it came off in plank sized pieces My newest toy.. er.. tool, echo straight shaft trimmer Drove to Burlington Vermont Friday for work, I love the wood stove in the rest area on 89 north in NH. Snow on the back of the rest area still some foliage up that way Green mountain boys, Vermont air guard F-16's. They're going to be getting F-35's instead soon. Got enjoy watching them blast off and do a little airshow while landing
Sunset behind the mountains near Williston, Vermont Hauling wood out of the yard for a change. I had a pile of branches I grabbed when I was desperate, but now I have more good wood than I can process , so I hauled all the small stuff and accumulated splitter trash to the brush dump. My son using the trimmer to clear the reclaimed lawn area
While we were unloading on one of our trips to the brush dump, a guy pulled in with this awesome trailer. Made from two harbor freight trailers . Tandem axle just because, as far as I can figure. Using all the components of both trailers. The double tongue was the first clue that this had some hidden features. Then he showed me the trick to it. A dump body using the winch!
Used the leaf blower to make a nice pile for the kids to play in Monday morning, cleaning the chimney so I can fire up the stove for the first time this year. Enjoying the view from the roof. Just under 12 cord stacked, and plenty more in rounds. Really glad for the attic hatchway for getting onto the roof instead of a ladder . When we moved here, 7 years ago, the hatch was a piece of delamimated plywood . I built this plywood box and covered it with poor man's fiberglass, and it's been torture tested ever since. Poor Mans Fiberglass, Permanent Exterior Paint, Never Paint Again (almost), Waterproofing With Out Epoxy, Fiberglass Epoxy Allergy Relief Underside of the hatch, we have to chain it down to keep it from blowing away. One ash bucket of soot from the chimney, about normal . Firewood ring set up and filled . First fire of the season.
