Poor Trees

Well I am sad to report that trees had to be taken down here at the farm. The first set of trees had to go so that the driveway could be constructed. The second tree fell yesterday as it was lop sided and Mark was worried it would eventually fall over and land on the house. Since the house is currently a figment of our imagination we thought now would be a good time for the tree to go.
Now for the good news! We have a purpose for the fallen trees and no it isn't as fireplace fuel, as one is oak and the others are black walnut trees and we have access to a saw mill this weekend the plan is to some how magically transport tree trunks that most likely weigh more than my Nissan, 20 miles to the saw to be cut into manageable pieces. We are hoping to get a walnut fireplace mantle and maybe enough to do a walnut kitchen island countertop. The dream would be to have enough oak to do the floors but I may be hallucinating as to how much tree verses flooring you can get but since it is my rich fantasy life I am sticking with flooring.
So while you are thinking of all the amazing wood things that can be built here is a picture of Mark on the oak stump