The challenge is two fold and based on the geography.
First: the electricity line up from Troutbeck enters Hornbydale running through the bottom of a small valley. Along the valley sides pine, wattle and gum trees have grown over the last 20 – 30 years. Now they tower over the electricity (ZESA) lines and we are carefully removing them on both sides. The direction of the prevailing wind is of course just right to blow weaker trees onto the line.
Second: some of the same trees are poised to fall right over the line of our new fence – and that would never do!
The picture below sums up these two challenges pretty well…
Trees on the fencing line and above the electricity lines
Ramius directing
Watching the see when the tree will go
Begins to fall
Falling
Ramius tidying up
Preparing the winch line for the next tree
Two axe-men start work creating the hinge
Time to look up
and we are off to the races…
Tree coming down!
Ramius standing and watching
Megan with the crew
Tendai working in wetter weather
Saving the log for fire wood later
Hamlet the Jack Russell
Megan and Julien (pronounced French way)
Looking for the article about the school
Eastern Highlander 