I don't like thorn trees. Whenever I find any on my land. I start thinking of what is the best way to get rid of it.
After I had completely removed it and safely placed it in the burn pile.
I found one that had stuck "through" the edge of one of my shoes. Wicked looking too.
The thorns can fall off the tree and anything soft is in thorn danger. Ugh
Especially if the tree is cut down and as it hits the ground. It is possible for some of the loosely attached thorns to fall off
the tree.
This one was in a tree line. There had been an old fence for livestock many years before and the fence row, "as it is called," wasn't taken care of. So any kind of tree can grow there. Even thorn trees.
After I had cut the thorn tree down as you can see. The limbs extended out into the field.
That is not good. Thorns can fall off and be hidden in the tall grass. So I did try to look carefully.
That is likely how my shoe found one of them. It was a mean looking thorn too.
It is not a good idea to drag a thorn tree across a field or pathway. Flat tires or our feet can be stuck with a loose thorn. Not good.
So, I had to put it in the truck. We have a trailer. I didn't take the time to get it out.
Too much junk on it anyway.
Only the stump remains now. I will have to watch over the next year or two though.
A sprout could start to grow from the stump. I could put some kind of poison on the stump
to stop any new growth from the stump. But, we will just watch it for now.
Back to the burn area.
Carefully unload the thorn tree. Oh yes. I said "ouch" a few times. Ha
Done. The thorn tree is now safely on the burn pile. What a relief.
I had cut it up into small pieces so I could handle it a with less danger of getting stuck by
one or more of the thorns.
Now the truck is empty. It is time to go back up to the place the thorn tree had been.
I want to clear up some of the bushes and lower tree limbs of the nearby trees. I will
be ready if any other thorn trees start to grow.
So I cleared up some of the little bushes and lower limbs to open up a view down over the hill.
The brush piles up quickly. Another load to be taken to the burn pile. Or to a place nearby.
I haven't made up my mind yet. I could get a chipper and start a "back to Eden garden."
I am finished for the day. One last look across the hills and valleys before I go. The scenery is
something you have to see in person to really appreciate the view. All in the work of Creation.
Friends I do this because it is the right thing to do for now. If I should sell the land.
Some of the work would already be done for the new owner.
I try to be a reasonable man in all that I do and what I believe. I have no time for foolishness. If what I believe has no foundation.
Then I quickly leave the thoughts and the thinking. I am a realist. I want every part of my life to have meaning.
Value and truth that I hold to be true. Such as my spiritual life.
I believe what I do because of my search for the truth. I do not lean on the understanding of others.
If I cannot defend what I believe. Then I need to look for other answers.
Thank you for following along with me in my journey to clear and clean the land.
I like to look at well planned places that others have worked on and made into something beautiful to look at.
Will I get that done? I don't know. I am old. So, it depends on my health as the years roll by.
Francis