Speaking of trees

This is not how you cut one down, regardless of whether you call it felling (eastern north North America) or falling (western north North America). In fact, I’m not even sure how they would accomplish this without a rope and a bit (or a lot) of luck. If you’ve ever used a chain saw, you’ve probably experienced the blade binding—not fun.

As a refresher, here’s how it’s done:

Out of curiosity, I spent one dog walk photographing stumps. I never realized how boring photographs of tress stumps are. So, you’re welcome. Anyway, it seems that perhaps as many as five percent of the trees cut were done by people who actually knew what they were doing.

(In my opinion.)