The highlight of the day was seeing one of these guys. We are working through some large old Zelkovas, hundreds of years old trees, trying to make sense out of lots of dead wood, and I think he must have come down in a crane pick. The Japanese Giant Flying squirrel. I saw some movement in some brush, and we had a face to face for a few seconds. Never saw one before. It took off running up a tree then I saw it do a beautiful glide down to another location. They can really soar with abrupt changes of direction. Muscular appearing animals with a wide wing span, it was a little startling when he popped out. I don't believe that they tend to be very active during the daylight hours, a rare chance to see one close up in the wild. It was obvious that it takes care of it's own business.
Paul..
Leaning real hard the wrong way and I ain't climbing it with the soils as saturated as they are and 1/2 the trunk missing. 
Not working on that tomorrow, same place, but there is another grey pine laying in one of her oaks. Going to set a high like and work the tips out of the oak, then walk the rest of the trunk down. All in a horse pasture so we are making it more safe for her and the horses. Just miss fences etc. Should be fun 
