Picture update on progress. These pictures don't do justice to just how much work I have done out here. I can see great progress though.
My Wall O' Wood.
50' long, 5' high, 18"-20" wide. This is just a small portion of the logs I have cut. Only managed to stack this wall. At least as much wood waiting to be hauled and stacked, plus much, much more to fell.
This image faces directly where the pond will be. I will be clearing past that old metal shed about 50 yards farther into the woods. I haven't measured out the exact pond dimensions but the goal is to have as large as one as I can with about 40 ft of cleared grass between the waters edge and the surrounding trees on all 4 sides.
And this final picture is of my nemesis. Which is also why it is taking me so very long to get done what I need.
Gosh dang, thorn ridden, chain saw dulling, arm scratching Osage Orange. My land is just chock full of it. Saving as many straight trunk pieces as I can (ha ha, Straight Osage Orange trunks, now that is a laugh) to turn into lumber.
Although beastly to cut, it is a very hard wood that turns a very nice
honey brown color when dry. It is also providing a large amount of free
fence posts from the branches.
Not worth a darn for hugle beds though. This stuff does not rot.