Do you remember the tree we cut down last winter, because it was threatening to fall over and cut off the electricity and to block the lane and maybe even catch a passing car.
Felled
Here is Number One Son stripping off the branches —
Stripping
Here is the trunk,cut in half and laid across the stream —
Naked
Here it is clad in recycled larch boards that used to cover the barn — Pedro checks it for stability.
Dressed
It is part of our new Habitat Creation Project — for trolls, but we didn’t get a grant. We just added lots of water and waited three months. Here it is now —
What a difference three months makes. Here is the view from the bridge.
View from the bridge
It hasn’t cost us a penny (maybe a tablespoonful of chainsaw fuel — the nails were recycled) and it’s somewhere nice to sit and eat our sandwiches. This time of the year we are mainly cutting bracken in the pasture. Here in the woodland we live in peace with it as do the shamrocks and the trolls.
dianaashworth 
Beautiful post. Love the bridge and how the area filled in with greenery over the season. Shamrocks and trolls…you might find them there!
I’m not sure what I’d do with a real troll… Get a goat, I suppose. Thanks Lavinia.
As usual great post. Love the re-using, show em how it is done! Small or large projects can be done at very little cost if it is done wisely. Have a great day.
Thank you, I really appreciate your comments as I always enjoy your blog, each one could be a basis for a different module in a masters degree in architecture and design.
Thank you very much for your kind comment. Have a wonderful day.