One Log, a Lumberjack, a Chain Saw, and Voila! - We have Planters!

Behind the pond lives a 20ft long fir log which has served as a background setting for the past 7 years.  Lonely and barren, Mr Log has waited a long time to serve a more notable purpose.

When my sister Pat sent me some photos of log planters - I just new that Mr. Log was meant to be a planter.  My brother-in-law - "I am a lumberjack" Terry,  offered to lend his skill and expertise with the chain saw to help Mr. Log reach his potential.   This became the weekend project.

 Terry doing what he loves!

 Rather than have one long planter, we chose 2 smaller ones about 5ft each, with a shallow runner planter in between.  Chris had a bit of a consult with Terry on the project.

  Pat and I hauled the bits of Mr. Log over to the wood storage shed. just as fast as Terry could pull them out.

  In 3 hours, Terry was able to bring out the best in Mr. Log.

And now Mr. Log sits proudly with a new purpose! 

Gypsy, of course, had to check things out straight away.  Something was different!!

  Amazingly enough, Mr. Log was still sporting good wood inside after sitting for so long.  We now have a few extra bits of fir to burn this month. thanks to Mr. Log.

Now the next step is to fill Mr. Log's planters with soil, and select some nice deer resistant and drought resistance plants that will give us some colour in the backdrop.

Thanks Terry and Pat!!