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This is Jim's log cabin. He cut the trees from his land and put the logs up almost immediately. As you can see, it is not completely finished. |
Elizabeth Monday morning. Notice cedar banister and other wood. Click to enlarge. |
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Stairway is made from a log. It's round on the other side. |
Top of stairwell |
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Log ceiling in Jim's living room |
Jim's living room. Kitchen is to left. Jim's girlfriend, Shawn, on left. That's Elizabeth on right. JIM MADE US BREAKFAST AND IT WAS GREAT! I'm not saying Jim makes breakfast for everyone who stays there....possibly...we are just very likeable. |
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Jim's beautiful living room. |
Coffee table made from trunk slice. |
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Jim's folks' house. Right next door and on our way to most everything. |
Horse next to house. |
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| His mother who lives next door had a wonderful collection of Orchids planted on the wall of an old barn. |
There's Jim's dad, Eliz & my dad in front of the wall of flowers (lots of orchids). |
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| His mother also had a beautiful garden. |
He demonstrated his ingenious solar kiln designs (in back near the trees). More pictures of the kilns on Day Three. |
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A charming greenhouse outside the lumber storage barn & workshop. |
Mom & Jim in Greenhouse. |
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Butterfutiful. |
All pictures with blue frame (most) can be enlarged by clicking on them. Definitely do this one and the one to the left. |
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Jim took us into the forest and explained his techniques for judging trees. Oversimplification: Worst First. |
Mom & dad coming back after big hike. Learned a lot about how to treat the forest and judge which trees should be taken. |
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Jim grilled lunch for us on the deck. To be accurate, it was the back deck and this picture is from the other side of the house. |
After lunch, we took a tour of the kilns. More about kilns on Day 3. Coming soon. |
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Strap the drying wood! Yeah, that's a good tip. He only does the top few feet cause the weight will hold down the lower boards. We've always used weights for the top but this is better! |
VERY INTERESTING: Very long Oak board being bent to fit a boat. Click to see better. |
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Jim told me to pick this mushroom and he would make it for breakfast. I did and - by gollly! - he served it to us as breakfast and it was delicious!!! |
Very pretty little pond. |
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Jim helping a local craftsman pick out wood from his storage. |
We went exploring on Jim's Honda Rancher ATV and found the old indian cave he had told us about. |
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My superhero alterego: Caveboy. |
It's just Monday and he's already turning me into a tree hugger! |
