Update on the Black Hole

Remember the Black hole? The original post was on October 23, 2007. The Black Hole is not looking very large here but it has been a few years...I think! We are finally getting to use it for fire wood. It is also the downed tree I thought was going to turn me into a Bee Keeper. But sadly, that did not happen. My bees (that weren't really mine at all) went away. :( Most likely it is for the best. I really don't have time for all the extra attention they would need. Of course I don't know how much attention that would be, I only know I don't have any extra time. But I sure would love to have all that extra honey and having bees around can't be all bad. I mean we have to have cross pollination don't we? Here is what is left of my Honey Bees. I don't know where they went but I was sure hoping for some of their delicious honey. Guess I'll have to buy it.

There was a lot of what a gardener would refer to as Black Gold around the roots of that monster tree. And I am planning to haul much of it back to add to my veggie gardens. I haven't added much in the way of soil amendments recently so it is high time I did.

Here is what we needed to get hold of that tree. I'm told it was a huge Oak Tree however I neglected to check that out when I was back there taking these pics. Of course it was two years ago that it fell so perhaps there are no leaves. I can not distinguish trees by looking at their bark and when it first went down it was hung up on some other trees so with all the branches mixed together it was difficult to tell if it was maple or oak.

The guys also made a larger trail to get my dad's tractor and cart back there. No lawn tractor and cart for this job. I was standing on the end of the tree trunk for this shot and you still can't see the full length of it. They are still working on cutting it up. I am interested in seeing the inside of this tree where the honey bees made their honey.