The Swing

 

After we moved permanently to Colorado in 1997 we bought a wood mill. Bruce did the milling, I did the hauling of milled wood to the side. With the milled wood we built a garage, a mud room, sheds, decks and a breakfast room, and Bruce built a lot of furniture from the wood. One of our favorite things though was the swing.

We found the perfect two trees at the other end of the 2^nd lot…near the spring….and mounted it there.

For many years a few friends and family (and we!) enjoyed sitting on the swing and the peacefulness of that area.

Then came the wildfire in 2018. Most of our property survived as did the swing….

The following year much of the undergrowth had come back!

Then during the spring of 2022 we had fierce winds and the wind blew down many of the trees, including the two that supported the swing.

The swing lives! Recently we found two trees closer to the cabin from which we could hang it….making it more accessible for two old folks. Carol recovered the cushions and gave the swing a new coat of paint…and we are good to go for another season or two.