Sawmill Visitors and Tractor Repair

Reader Contribution by Dave Boyt
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It is almost like someone hit a switch changing the season from a wet spring to a typical dry Ozarks summer. With temperatures in the mid 90s, things tend to slow down in the afternoons.

I have taken a four-week hiatus from sawmilling, since my mill now doubles as a timeshare condo. A pair of

 wrens has taken over the mill, and I just don’t have the heart to evict the family. Besides, it is amazing to watch the chicks grow.

I spent a very pleasant Sunday afternoon hidden under a makeshift tarp blind watching the pair while they (as I did, some years ago) struggled to feed their growing family. At first, they issued protests and warnings of dire consequences if I didn’t leave immediately. After about half an hour, this gave way to a chirping between the pair, which I took to signify something like “I’m taking this bug to the kids. You’ve got my back… let me know if that guy hiding under the tarp with a camera moves.”

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