Weeding

Here the kenderman is trying to pull a single black alder....

When we arrived 10 years ago the backyard was crowded with similar size alders.

The tree in front of the barn is a replanted self-seeded alder.

Black alder trophy ;)

Nest Boxes

Finally the dormouse nest boxes are placed in our garden.

One is attached to the trunk of our pollard Black Alder at the end of our mixed hedgerow.

The other one is hanging in front of our wooded bank. Raspberry as well as Blackberry are nearby.

You can read about these boxes and the dormouse in my previous post here.

Frost

The frost hit us overnight.

In front of our shed stands our new planted tree.

It's a native tree, a Black Alder seedling we found in our backyard.

I preferred a larger specimen from a local nursery but the
kenderman finally convinced me to go for the free option.

Dad, I suspect you're smiling right now :-)

Wood work

My kenderman has been working outside.
He is been sawing and cloving his butt off :-)

Some of the wood (the wood from the Black Alder, European Alder or Common Alder) has an orangy colour.
I love the smell of sawnwood!