St. Ignatius, Montana

Most of you know by now that we purchased some land here in St. Ignatius, MT just north of Missoula. It's in the Mission Valley, south of Glacier National Park. Our tiny acreage is at the foothills of he Mission Mountains, and we're on Tribal Land, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. It's also near Amish, German Baptist, and Mennonite communities. We love it here. We will continue to come here in the summers and back to Texas in winterto see grandkids. Oh we miss our grandkids! On our property there are some trees on the east end, and on the west end is this snag pine tree. We've been told it's a roost for spring Eagles. Right now the Magpies have made it home. It's dangerous because over half of it is dead and it's leaning. We can't keep it. Today was the day to have it cut down. We decided since we couldn't leave it up, we'd have it taken to the local Amish saw mill and have it made into board feet. We'll hopefully install it in a building on this property. So in a way we're keeping it. Below are some pictures of the tree and having it cut down. By the way, the man is Amish and he brings his sons with him. they can't drive, but he goes everywhere in his little Bobcat! We see him all the time riding in it from job to job. He has every attachment imaginable. Mr. Yoder's a hard worker and we love it when we comes to our place.