Photos

These pictures were taken in March and April, while working on various coastal contracts on Vancouver Island. I didn't bring my Canon DSLR camera on this contract. Instead, I focused mostly on posting Instagram Photos, and these are just a few dozen leftover photos that I got from my phone (Nexus 5).

Before we started the season, we had an emergency evacuation drill.




Coastal cream.




This block was Ok, except that we had a 22 minute walk into the piece, carrying trees, because a bridge was out.




Lars Zergun, climbing up on a stump with me so we could get a better look at some boundaries.




Typical slash.




Drying gloves on the balcony railing.




This was one of my favorite blocks. We had rain for 27 out of 31 planting days, but the weather was beautiful on this block. You'll notice that I take a disproportionate number of photos on sunny days, just because I like keeping my phone dry.




Working on a block overlooking the Quatsino Log Sort near Port Alice.




Fert bags at the shed at the Client's office.




Coastal cream.




Suiting up.




If you think this looks chaotic, you should have seen what was over the edge.




Typical slash.




This block was fairly nice.




So creamy, and not a bad view either.




Greg Vorster.




At least we had a bit of sunshine on a few of the days off.




Someone was here.




Typical slash, with a few minor bluffs up above.




Early morning, arriving on the block.




How do I get over there?




This looks like it should be in a Ford ad.




Fast ground.




These spruce trees were not fun. It took all four pouches on my four-baggers to carry a full coffin box of 120. But they looked really nice once they were planted.




So flat.




The base of this stump that I was standing on was about seventeen or eighteen feet across.




Fresh caulks. I change half of them every three days, so each individual caulk is replaced after six days. It's especially noticeable on the heel to see how fast they wear down. The dull ones in this photo had been used for three planting days. When you're constantly trying to keep your balance on the slash, the last thing you want to do it lose your footing.




Jillian.




Another typical block.




I've always wondered what stripped all the branches off of these old cedar ghosts.




One final photo. You can see the two crew trucks on the road down at the bottom, near the entrance to the block.