Logger Art

I watch with awe and respect when I see a bulldozer tiptoeing through the woods or a self-loading log truck grabbing logs heavier than the truck itself and swinging them through the air before settling them onto the bed of the truck with as much tender care and finesse as putting a child to bed.

I see work that used to be done by manual whip saws and draft horses reduced to being felled, moved and hauled by massive yet in the right hands, those same machines can practically sing.

On this day, I saw something in the woods that did not have anything to do with the actual work, it was more like what I would call logger art.

Mike had to do a little fancy footwork with the caterpillar blade but he was able to take a block that came off the base of a tree he had fell and placed it to balance on top of a stump.

The block weighs between 300 and 400 lbs and when asked the how and why, all I got in reply was “I thought it looked good up there.”

We are currently taking down trees and moving them around in the area so it will be a challenge for this piece of art to stay this way. If it survives, this piece of art will be around for many years through the decomposition process.