Tree Hugging

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Wanna hug a tree with me?

Another day working in my family forest in Gig Harbor - creating trails, clearing out invasives (holly, blackberry etc), hauling brush and limbs. Love how hard physical labor consumes me - I hurt everywhere but am sleeping like a baby!

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Read more about our Ash Family Forest

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An Open Canvas - creating a garden
Spending time outdoors, Come into my Garden, Ash Family Forest, Home and Garden Tour
An Open Canvas - creating a garden
Spending time outdoors, Come into my Garden, Ash Family Forest, Home and Garden Tour

My home and gardens are an open canvas - come walk with me through our acre of gardens waiting to happen

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Preserving our forest
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Preserving our forest
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I grew up around these trees, running through the forest barefoot with friends, crawling under huckleberry bushes to make camps

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Building Habitat in the Forest
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Building Habitat in the Forest
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Smaller branches and thinned logs make great Critter Piles in our Ash Family Forest

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Making Trails
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Making Trails
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We are creating trails through our forest just large enough for our ATV, chipper and other forest-management gear. In keeping with our motto of staying close to the earth, all trails are built by hand.

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A Day in the Ash Family Forest
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A Day in the Ash Family Forest
Ash Family Forest, Home and Garden Tour

Another day working in the Ash Family Forest and thinking this would have been easier if I was 30 again!

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Working in the Forest
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Working in the Forest
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All of the trails through our forest are created by hand, but this new cart my hubby built (along with our new ATV) will make dragging all of the tools into the forest so much easier!

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Ash Family Forest is a certified USDA Stewardship Forest!
Ash Family Forest, Home and Garden Tour
Ash Family Forest is a certified USDA Stewardship Forest!
Ash Family Forest, Home and Garden Tour

It’s official - the Ash Family Forest is certified under the United States Stewardship Forest program!

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Take a peek into our trailblazing!
Ash Family Forest, Home and Garden Tour
Take a peek into our trailblazing!
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Making trails through our forest

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Tree Hugging
A Day at a Time, Living Joyfully, Ash Family Forest, Home and Garden Tour
Tree Hugging
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Hugging trees in our forest

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A Forager's meal after a long day in the forest
A Day at a Time, Ash Family Forest, Home and Garden Tour
A Forager's meal after a long day in the forest
A Day at a Time, Ash Family Forest, Home and Garden Tour

A forager’s meal after a long day working in our forest

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Woodland Treasure
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Woodland Treasure
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