When a tree doesn't fall the way you want it to....
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339514)
Rockingham, Australia
September 6, 2016 8:33am CST
When the weather is fine, we go looking for timber to supplement our supply of wood for our lounge-room fire. We have forest or 'bush' on two sides of us. We are not allowed to cut down trees but we can cut up trees that have already fallen over or scavenge wood off the forest floor. Often, after a storm, we've found a tree that has blown over. Usually this will supply some really good firewood once it is cut up with the chain-saw and kept for twelve months to dry out.
When we first came here we came across this tree which someone had tried to cut down, it seemed a bit like karma. Unfortunately for them, it had fallen against another and got stuck. The stump of the tree they illegally felled is now several feet away from the trunk which has been hoisted up as the support tree grows.
We often imagine how annoyed the people must have been to have to give up on such a perfectly good tree. It would have been excellent wood for burning but it is no good to anyone where it is at the moment.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
7 Sep 16
Obviously they are not experienced at tree cutting, the wages of sin and all that lol
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
7 Sep 16
It may fall down in another storm and then it is ready to be taken away.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
2 Oct 16
@JudyEv I happen to like it!
I suppose, I could write a scenario where you and Vince go looking for firewood.... a gust of wind blasts through and releases the cut trees and drops them at your feet.... but then you'd probably make me help you cut the wood and carry it back to your house!
That just seems like too much work to me! I'm leaving both cut trees hanging until the end of time... or when I'm busy elsewhere....
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@JudyEv (339514)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Oct 16
@DaddyEvil I fail to see the humour in this! Poetic justice indeed!
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@The_Bong_Woman (850)
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6 Sep 16
Poor fellows. They paid the price of undertaking illegal stuff... Definitely karma it is!
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@The_Bong_Woman (850)
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7 Sep 16
@JudyEv Yes, getting it down definitely seems to be problematic.
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@JudyEv (339514)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Sep 16
@The_Bong_Woman It would need to be done with great care. Felling trees can be dangerous work.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
7 Sep 16
{gigglin'} yepperz, that'd be karma alright! 'tis a shame that one cannot fetch that'un down though'n still use 't fer firewood since somebody else broke the law 'n already killed the tree.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
7 Sep 16
The only good it will be to human need is when the support tree too will fall. Till then, I'd say it served them right. Nature can get back at you too
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
8 Sep 16
@JudyEv yes when it will fall, that would be of immense use.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Oct 16
Fortunately, we now have a gas burning stove where the wood burning stove once was. We do have lots of fallen trees in our woods. You are welcome to come and get them. They are also hung up on other trees and look awful! My husband is a master tree cutter and gets them to fall exactly where he wants, but no tree cutting for him anymore, if ever again.
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@JudyEv (339514)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Oct 16
We saw a YouTube clip the other day where a VERY incompetent tree cutter was trying to cut down a tree and ended up demolishing his shed. There is a bit of an art to it, isn't there?
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
7 Sep 16
Looks like another tree caught and hugged it.
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@ValueAdder (409)
• Philippines
7 Sep 16
The photo you posted, are these the kind of wood you have in your area? I guess they're good ones for firewood too. Anyhow, there are also wood in other areas of life. Our wood can represent something we dream of achieving. The size of the wood depends on the size of our dreams. We can bring down a wood by the use of cutting tools. The best tools can bring it down easily like our best tools in life can allow us to bring down our dreams in life. anyhow, enjoy the wooden fire with your loved ones.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
6 Sep 16
That is a very interesting shot. I would say it was perhaps karma. lol