walk in the woods

We have a farm here in South Georgia. I enjoy walking through our woods. Since I have my camera back again, I decided to stroll through the woods and take a few photos along the way. 

I continually find myself looking up.

The bay trees reach toward the clouds.

I noticed a pine tree (below) that died years ago.
It was a Southern Yellow Pine.

There is great danger involved in felling it.
It is likely to fall into pieces before hitting the ground and injure or kill the one who is cutting it.

My husband cuts trees all the time, but a tree like this one is very dangerous.

He is still contemplating how to get it down safely.

My vote is to just leave it alone.

After an old pine tree has fallen, the stump that remains can be fat lighter.
We dig up the stump and break it into splinters or small pieces of wood.
This wood is exceptional for starting a fire in a fire pit or fireplace.

This is a photo I took of a fat lighter stump.
We have scads of these on the farm.

There are many wild creatures that inhabit the pond on our farm: ducks, alligators, beavers, and more.
The dratted beavers are adamant about working...building their dams.
We tear them down, and they build them back before the next morning.
They are relentless....and it is impossible to rid the pond of them.

Below is a photo of a tree that the beavers have chewed.
It is amazing how much of a tree beavers chew and destroy.
I am sad when I see damage like this.

This tree was damaged years ago and has begun to repair and heal itself.

I continued my walk....

Here is an old corner post of a fence that my husband's father put up decades ago.
I think it was a railroad cross tie.
It has weathered,  and I found its coloration lovely, so I wanted to share it with you.

Here is something else that my husband's father contributed to the back woods decades ago.

Believe it or not, this was his Ford truck.
Long past its day, but still hanging around.