Clearing our Acre ALL BY MYSELF
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- We’re taking our 18 acres of raw land and building our home and homestead from start to finish! Our goal is to become more self sufficient, sustainable and natural as possible.
We’re building our dream, space efficient, home and creating our own permaculture food forest and making ancient Chinampa gardens!
Follow along our journey as we work on this start to finish, on a budget, doing as much as we possibly can!
This week I finished clearing the remainder of our acre and had a bit of a log debarker debacle!
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To collaborate email: simplelivingwithbiata@thestation.io
I just bought an acre and am clearing it myself, too! I was feeling a little overwhelmed ('cause WHO does all this by themselves??! ESPECIALLY lovely little women?!), but WOW I'm encouraged!! Thank you! Happy homesteading!!
Awh thank you! It’s a crazy journey and does come with stress but what a huge blessing
All ways ask if you need help, you are and will always be able to ask. Good luck.
can we clear tree without permit or need permit
@@sandhusbythesea1122 You need to comply with your counties laws. Google, "Is private property tree clearing legal without permit in *County name?"
You got to drop that lovely little woman in there to make your self feel empowered right 😂😂😂
Pile all your brush exactly the same(butt ends together), rent a chipper, or start burning small piles as you go. Will keep bugs away when summer comes, so don’t burn all in spring. PS, if you put underground utilities, you get to keep tranquility of more trees, maintaining privacy and less tree work. And power lines are UGLY. Remember, you’re only doing this once! If my wife and I were your parents, we would be sooooo impressed and proud of you both, doing all this while building your family. Remember to take time for each other….a long haul, it’s not about the destination, cause your already there! So enjoy the journey! You are truly blessed.
This was such a kind and beautiful message to read. Thank you so much ❤️. I’m still so back and forth on what to do. Is it odd that I’m nervous to use a wood chipper haha? I know for sure we’ll be using a lot of the brush by the wetlands for our “Chinampa” wetland gardens! And thank you for the lovely advice to take time for each other. I have an amazing support of a husband. Thankful for him!
I love your confidence and your joy! You're showing your daughter such a strong and powerful version of womanhood. Congrats on making your dreams come true as a family :)
Kristin ❤️❤️❤️ thank you so much that brought tears to my eyes 🥺🥰. It was such a hard choice sending her to school and deciding to do this full time but we’re both benefitting so much. Thank you so much!
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Got us good
Sooooo don’t waste my time? Lmao
@bennysax1 yup im leaving now thanks 😂
Yea she got me
Just Subscribed. Im 70 and been using a chainsaw since 1964 when my father bought a new xl12 homelite. Clearing like you are by hand is better for the soil than bulldozing or any other heavy equiptment. Get a barrel tub or something you can place around a stump. We use a large rear tractor rim. and build a fire and after you get a good bed of coals cover it with anything metal. we use a car hood. And the stump will burn away below ground level. We a couple years ago boyght a additional 4 acres. and own tractors a backhoe and bulldozers. However we are clearing that land by hand. We dont want to lose what little topsoil and organic matter there is.
Thank you so much for the suggestion! I appreciate it! I think we’re going to keep all of the stumps and let them erode in the permaculture food forest part of the homestead! In the build site, we’ll excavate the stumps likely but pile all of the top soil for the gardens where the house will be 🥰. That’s super cool how you remove stumps though! Wow!
And thank you for subscribing!
When you put it on full choke for a cold start, the first time it burps, burbles, or halfway tries to start, switch it to half choke a.k.a. fast idle. Then it should start in another pull or two after that. If you have it on full choke and you have pulled more than 6 times without a burp or burble, switch it to half choke for a few pulls to prevent flooding. If it doesn't start after 6 pulls on half choke you can switch it back to full choke - or go sit down for a couple minutes before trying again - which will let some of the fuel in the motor evaporate, besides giving you a little time to recover.
Thank you so much! I find it so much easier on my 180c and do what you said! With this one I can barely pull the cord to hear if burp/burble 😂🤣. I guess just practice and more strength needs to come. Thanks so much for you comment and the info! I’ll let myself and the machine rest a bit more next time!
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata gotcha. A big part of it is just pulling hard enough and fast enough. You will manage fine with more practice.
@@aus71383 starting it with much more ease and grace today! Thanks so much for the help!
You know your chainsaws well :)
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata 👍🙌🙋🇧🇷
I was so impressed with the first video I watched I had to go back and start from the beginning. You are fantastic. Really enjoying your videos.
Hello Biata. I thought I was the only female sawing wood. So awesome to see! (and from Canada at that ;) ) Glad I found you!
I was lucky enough to get a new chainsaw this year for my birthday from my dad. He tried my old chainsaw and said, "this thing has no power". lol. So after sawing and getting used to my new stihl, I will tell you a few tricks; As you know off is all the way up, and it sits at on position most of the time, then there is half and full choke. (Depending on models there is also a compression release button on top you can press down.) On cold days, pull in the throttle and set to full choke, pull until it the motor kind of wants to start but didn't, then squeeze the throttle again, (this will release the choke), now it should start on first or second pull - try it - it works!
We are just starting up too. I am on the fence right now to sell our house and move into a trailer or not. However I am starting to clear our land. Perhaps someday we can visit each other, cut trees, garden, do mom things, etc. (If you ever feel like visiting the Atlantic). I will subscribe. Good luck on this channel!
Hey! Thank you so much for all of this! I appreciate the suggestions! So cool that you’re also considering selling and trying to figure out what to do with the state of the housing market etc. I’m so glad we sold and just waited until the right property came to us. And we got it for such a good deal too! It was worth the wait!
@@simonsimon557 love that!
Good morning!😊❤ That was a magnificent video.I just found your channel a few days ago and now watch your older videos to see how the project started.🤗 That's a great project you have!😊 Looks like you had a lot of work there. I really love the scene where you say you did it all by yourself and point your finger at the background. My first thought was "that's a lot of trees she dropped"😂❤ I only see trunks and stumps.😂😂😂Amazing!🔥🔥🔥 You must be so proud!☺️🤗 I like the view at 6:38 where you can see the water now.😍 I find it impressive how the landscape is changing for the better. Now you can see the water without obstacles.😊Thank you for sharing your life with us!🙏 I'm so excited to see more. Wish you a wonderful day🤗😊❤️
Thank you so much! I hope you like watching! There was so many trees haha! It took a while
Just did the same thing myself. I completely understand the work that went into this! Good job. Also i agree with others. Go to full choke. Pull one or two times til it burbles. Flip to half choke. Pull couple times to start. Run couple seconds high idle then grab the trigger to clear it out couple times. Works wonders.
Thank you so much! And I agree! So much work and so satisfying!
You are such a hard worker and you are pretty chill but god you work like two men you do such an excellent job God bless
Hahaha thank you Donald!
Get it!!!! You’re awesome 💛💪🏼
Thanks so much you guys! So looking forward to see what you guys are doing at the cabin!
Absolutely fearless you are. Fun dropping the trees. But 95% of the work is the clean up for sure. SAWS 101: Cold start, full choke(all the way down), then pull til it fully “burps”, stop, one click up to “high idle”, the pull til start. If no start repeat “cold start”. Don’t pull past “burp”, it floods the saw! Warm start within 15 mins, high idle, pull up to 5 times, if no start, or, runs a little and stops, treat as cold start. #1 problem, flooding. So it’s better when picking up a saw, when in doubt, pull it a few times to make sure there’s no gas sitting in carb. Cause if there is, and you choke it, it will flood. So if it doesn’t start after the cold start routine, and it’s been running recently, good chance it’s now flooded. No need to wait or remove spark plug, switch to “high idle” pull it til she starts. If he/she smokes a lot, you know she was flooded. Your saws are newer. Older saws, can be a pain and be problematic at times.
Thank you so much! I appreciate you explaining this! I’ve been doing this technique on my 180c but I find the cord on the 291 SO hard to pull haha. I couldn’t even hear it burp because the sound of the pulling the cord was so loud and jerky lol. So I’ve been taking my helmet and ear protection off because then I can hear all the little sounds! I’m getting better with this one! Thanks so much for explaining this all! There’s a few tips in here I wasn’t aware of!
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata I'll add to this that I have the same saw and its is a mission to start but i found that starting it like its flooded starts it a lot quicker also no need to choke. You just got to figure how to hold the throttle and pull the cord at the same time. I normally kneel on the body of the saw throttle left and pull right. Its a little awkward at first but it works much better than the regular start procedure. youve probs figured this out already though lol
Way too go! That’s a huge undertaking but when you have the ability to inVision the end result of where your layout will sit, it makes it easy to continue to head out and keep clearing👍👍
Man I needed this video! I started to get discouraged about cleaning my 2 acres but then I realized I have a beautiful corner of wetlands to a large stream for a view! Now I’m looking forward to my view reveal!
Glad it was helpful! Thats amazing!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Happy new year!
Thanks for showing me I could do this!!! 🙌🏻🙏🌟
You can do it!
This was beautiful
Thank you
Thank you so much!
Great video,
Great video, 5.36 was a particular favourite of mine. Keep up the good work.
Fair bloody play, animal with that saw. Keep up the good work
Thank you so much!
I highly recommend getting a Woodland Mills sawmill to utilize the timber you harvest from your property. Make your own lumber for projects!
I’ll look into it! I’ve been seriously considering! My only concern is I don’t have heavy machinery to move the logs. We’re renting an excavator for a week next week to dig the hydro trench, to excavate the build site and move as many logs as we can. But after that I don’t know what I’d do without an excavator lol!
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata you would be amazed what you can do with a peavey and an ATV winch...or at least I am amazed at what I can do with just those! I recently loaded and rolled a 750 lb walnut log off onto my HM122. Best of luck!
Love to see a young woman who isn’t afraid to run a chainsaw and drop tall trees! I’m a 65 yo petite woman who is restoring my woods by myself. I learned how to run a chainsaw and fell trees from UA-cam and trial and error. You’re the first female I’ve seen doing this on UA-cam.
Thanks for posting! It’s great to see a WOMAN teaching me how to clear a path. I wish more women would post how to fix household things, etc. 🌸
To the other posters questioning her comments of doing things “all by myself.” There are a lot of widows (me) with little money. I need to know how to maintain my house. All the projects I search on YT are run by men. There MUST be women out there who can show others how to change the “valve” in a toilet.
You're too kind, thank you so much. My mom was a widow at 28 years old. She's definitely the one who was fixing things around the house. It's really cool to be able to share this with women too! Thanks for watching!
I have been cutting wood professionally for 40 years. We do 1000 face-cord of fire wood 🪵 a year. We have 84 acres 46 of bush. Ten acres of organic gardens. 200 asparagus. 200 fruit trees 🌳. And. You do a great job. Dont let it go to your head. Be careful watch what your doing. But you do great. Beth is 20 and she has been cutting for 3 years now. Awesome job. Really.
Wow! You’re living the dream! Thanks for sharing this with me. I appreciate it 🥰
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata I spent three years homeless in my car. Ten years ago. Now we have this homestead.
Biata, how I admire you. What a superstar. Is there anything you can’t do. Love from the old man in the UK
Awh thank you! I can’t seem to keep my home clean haha! Send help!
You're doing a pretty good job with the chainsaw. Safety and technik.
Thanks. The video has made me rethink my land purchase options
New comment on old cid so a chance u will c it. Couple of chainsaw rips, keep the chain out of the dirt, sawing dirt = blunt.
Don't let go of throttle when sawing thicker trees, not gasing it is what gets the chainsaw stuck. So if its in a tree don't let go.
Keep the brake off when starting the saw. It will start so much easier just do not rev it until ready to use or put the brake back on again once started also mix the oil with the petrol before putting in the tank as this gives a better mix with a good oll shake before fuelling.
Hi I'm so proud of you 2 .your family is going to have a vary nice place. Luv ❤️ u guys keep up they good work .
Neve chase your cuts like that…the dutchman sucks…but you end up with no holding wood…you can chase cuts on larger dbh trees…
You need a different sprocket for the debarker..land your chain is spurred because it looks like you pinched the bar or your chain jumped off and slapped the bar, causes the drivers to become spurred…
You can fix drivers by findingnrh culprit and filing it back to fit the bar
Can tell your having fun,great smile
Thank you!
You continue to impress me. Can't wait to visit the property!
Excited to have you here! Thanks so much for all your help!
Me too. Looking forward to seeing the finished product
@@spontaneousexpress thank you!
Great video Biata
Thank you!
Good job !!!! Way to go! Beautiful land ! Perfect thumbnail! Lol
My daughter asked to zoom into the thumbnail and then asked to watch the video 😂. Guess it worked for others bahaha. Thank you so much!
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata yes absolutely perfection!😉
Took me a while to find you. Have a fire stick. Searching you tube on my ipad. You are one amazing strong smart and have a drive. You know everything about many things. Such courage!!!!! We love watching you accomplish so much and enjoy each and every episode! Thank you for sharing your journey with us. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much! I’m glad you’ve found my little channel in the sea of UA-cam haha :). Thank you for your comment!
Great video! Amazing hard work you're putting
in! Great to see you with all the awesome protective gear! So important Ihope you have a first aid kit with a tourniquet and quik clot on your person! Make sure to hydrate and not over due it. Being tired or dehydrated makes you mind foggy and then you're not as safe! Better to be safe than ose a toe or a limb! Keep up the great work! 👍😬
Thank you so much. That’s a really good tip actually to have a safety kit with quick clot. I’ll look into that. Thanks!
This is such an awesome share ty 😃 so much for sharing.
Thank you so much!
BIATA, it is so much fun watching someone else cutting trees down and making fire wood but please don't get ahead of yourself and get hurt so take your time..
Thanks so much! So important to stay humble while cutting
Such a fun video. Interested to learn how you make out with the debarker.
Thanks so much! Oh it’s been interesting alright! Next week will hopefully be better but it definitely
Goes wrong first!
I have to AGREE 💯 , I love ur JOY as well, Im an ARBORIST of 36 yrs in Dayton, Ohio and u are the SWEETEST THING, I have to say, I was very IMPRESSED, with ur TREE 🌴 Felling Skills, u got out of way of tree , used a wedge and ur NOTCH SKILL is better than some MEN I know, LoL , ur a BEAUTIFUL SOUL, ur husband has such a TREASURE!!!!!!
Wow, thank you so much. This was so kind! I really appreciate it!
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata UR VERY WELCOME, i just happened to stumble upon ur venture, so I subscribed and I'm gonna watch ⌚ ur Building 🏫 please be careful, i hope i haven't missed to much
Im back lol. Your video inspired me to clear my land by hand. The big companies wanted thousands of $$$ so I decided to buy some electric hedge trimmers and a chainsaw and do it myself!
After one month my land vision is already becoming clear!! Girl power! Tbh for me the felling is the easier part- it's cutting the tree up & clearing the debris that wears me out😢
LOL! You're on the chainsaw path now! I killed my first by not being careful about fuel/oil mixture. Got a second, pro-grade Husqvarna, then a chainsaw mill, then a bigger powerhead to use on that, and a small one, equivalent to your 180C, to use for working on the timber frame for our house and for felling small stuff. They're addictive ;)
That's quite an endeavor I can't believe you're alone because tree cutting is so dangerous. How do you plan on getting the stumps out? That's twice as hard. I give you so much credit for doing this. Once you set your mind to a dream you just manifest it and the strength comes from above🕊👼🙏. Good luck and I can't wait to see the end results.
Keep on watching 😊! We rent an excavator
Wow you are inspiring. I'm a woman and have a Makita limb pruner and it scares me because I get it stuck sometimes when the limb falls away.
It can be scary!
And thank you so much ❤️
This was amazing. Inspiring.
Thank you!
If your saw floods on start, pull it over with wide open throttle applied (throttle applied). It’s awkward, but does work at clearing the flood quicker.
Thank you! I can manage doing that on my 180c easy start, but this 291 with no easy start … I can’t pull the cord in that awkward position. I should film it to make you all have a good laugh at my expense 😂
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata Ahhh, I thought you had decompression on the 291. Not so easy then, plenty of practice securing the saw and tricep work in the gym.
I generally kneel/stand on the wrap around handle, hold open the the throttle with my left while pushing down, and pull the cord with my right. Your not starting it, just drawing air through the open carb.
Very nice video, great job girl on cutting three.......so i see you on you're next aventure....
Thank you so much for watching!
It feels so good I did the same on my acre lot. Congrats I know how fun and satisfying it's 🎉
Thank you!
Girl you are killing it, so inspiring to watch you do this and can't wait to hit my little slice having leaned a few things watching you learn and work it out!! Congrats on the boost!! Here's to 4000 can't wait to see you get there!!
Thank you so much ❤️. And that’s so exciting that you get to do this too!
We are literally doing what you’re doing now too!
That’s amazing! Good luck on your journey!
I’m getting addicted to ur videos u r so amazing hard worker about that bigger saw make sure the air filter is perfectly clean that helps to start it but it’s naturally harder bcos ur piston is bigger the compression is bigger maybe use the decompression valve down to start love ur videos
Catching up on your videos. Looking good. Draw knife doesn't need fuel. Bark is hard on an edge. Curious to see how the de-barker works. Thanks for sharing
Loving the new chainsaw. Oh that is a bummer that the debarker didn't fit your chainsaw.
I,m sure you have moved on since this video, as someone who has worked in woodland in the UK I would recommend you use a drawknife or a barkspud to peel your posts, love your videos !
Regards
Paul
I was looking at those too! They looked like so much work haha! Do you use them?
Really enjoyed the video looking forward to many more.
Thank you so much! A labour of love! I appreciate it 🥰
Great work and great video
Thank you so much!
Super AWESOME.....I'll be doing the same on my property, but I dont have a beautiful lake view like ya'll!!!! uhg...thanks for putting up the video
good luck! Ours isn’t a lake, just wetlands! I wish it was a lake!
Way to go young lady. I’m proud of you well done
Thank you so very much!
🙄yo tengo 11 acres en Resaca Georgia que incluye una laguna de medio acre,todo es un bosque,pero yo vivo en Houston Tx,y nunca tengo tiempo para hacer lo que ella hace,gracias por mostrarme lo que me espera,saludos😊
Thank you so much! To be fair this is what I’m doing full time!
That view is so beautiful! 👏
Awh thanks Charlee!
Remember to help maintain your soil and protect your valuable land and water resources by chipping your brush and spreading it. Truly saves your soil ecology...saves you $ also (eco )resources, and cleanup time. Those wood chips and roughage will break down and give you absolutely beautiful rich soil for your gardening. You are doing absolutely fabulous work and supermom material!. congrats on a beautiful place to call home. Many Blessings!
Thank you so much for the suggestions! I appreciate it as I’m trying to do this in the best way possible to protect our wetlands and utilize the amazing biosphere and avoid soil erosion as much as possible! We’re going to try to use the brush instead of just burning it. Not as conventional, and more work, but I think it will be worth it! Ps. We kept all the amazing topsoil from the 300ft driveway and it’s incredible!
Sthil chainsaws have a internal clip that needs to be reversed for cold weather starts.it makes it easier to start.
Whaaat?! I had no clue and I used it all winter. Ill have to look into that! Thank you!
Your chainsaw supplier should know what should work re the new saw they sold you! You are learning about using your chainsaw and should be able to rely on the advice you are getting. It might be better to use another supplier who knows what they are talking about! You should ask for help from those who comment on your UA-cam site, if you need more information. You are trying and that is commendable and will take you a long way, but do not be afraid to ask and weigh up the advice you get. Good luck and don’t be afraid to ask, all of us who did have profited by doing so! Keep safe.😮
Thank you! One chainsaw size up and I would’ve had a decompression valve and it would’ve made a huge difference!
Freedom👍
You work harder than most men. Doing it all while doing difficult and very dangerous work. Very impressive.
Thank you!
Nice 👍
grunt grunt "More power"
Hold in that trigger when you pull the cord 🤙🏾
HI, THAT IS WHY GO ELECTRIC. POP IN A BATTERY PUSH THE BUTTON AND GO. MAYBE ALIITLE SLOW WERE AND ALL THAT HASSEL AND NOISE MIXING GAS , LOT MORE CONVIANT.
That’s awesome that it’s working for you! I finally have the hang of this chainsaw! So much easier to start than my first try lol!
Hello from Piqua Ohio. New chainsaws are always a little hard to start. The more you use the bigger chainsaw, you will get stronger and more confident! Keep up the great videos.
Awh thank you! I appreciate it! That was only the first time starting it apart from them making sure it worked at the store. It’s getting much easier! I appreciate it 🥰!
Biata, je suis admiratif de la quantité de travaux [difficiles] que vous faites en une journée, c'est formidable !
Juste une question : n'avez- vous pas peur des moustiques en été avec le petit lac proche de votre future maison ?
Bonne continuation et bon WE. Amitiés. Christophe.
Thank you so much! I appreciate it. Healthy and flowing wetlands reduce the mosquito population :). There’s more predators like frogs and dragonflies to reduce it!
So cool
Thank you!
Zdravím z České republiky. Krásné místo, obrovský respekt před vámi. Hlavně bezpečně. Ať se daří.
you are amazing wow greetings from the netherlands
You’re too kind! Thank you!
Great video, well done and big job ahead by the looks of it. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much! And thanks for watching 🥰
Solid work.
Great video! Well done!
Thank you!
Your smile is amazing 😊
I’m here for the yoga pants 😊
WOW
A much easier way to start a chainsaw is throw it in the bottom position (full choke) then left hand on the handle standing up crank it using the weight of the saw (drop method) when it trys to start go up to the normal setting (top) and repeat step 1, just make sure the chain break is on so it doesn't spin and good job 👍
Thank you so much! For some reason, likely my strength or arm span haha, I cannot drop start for the life of me 😂.
Thasssssss my girlfwennnnnnn! Go Biataaaa go go go!
Thanks lovey ❤️❤️❤️!
You are doing a good job. Keep up the good work.
Thank you!
Wow, this really impressive and you seem really confident to fell these larger trees. Did you take a course or training program?
Thank you! Honestly no, I watched a bunch of dos and donts online. I read through so many comments about what’s save and what’s not safe. There’s a wealth of info there. I started small and moved my way up!
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata Wow, bravo 👏
1st time watcher, enjoyed the channel thanks for sharing
Thank you! I appreciate it
Well done!
Thank you!
Great video sharing
Thank you!
Good video. You are adept with the chainsaw. Your daughter will always be wondering how Mom does that much work while at school. I am looking forward to finding out if the water is flowing across your property or if it is only low-level from beaver brigading. I hope you guys have a strong current to develop while you build your future. The basic necessities seem to be from the get go - the only ones who can do it are yourselves!
Thank you so much! That’s so kind! I believe it’s flowing pretty well! The beavers actually create holes in the dams to swim through which I thought was cool!
I love my Sthil chainsaws . I have a ms 362 it’s running a 25” bar and a ms 400c and it’s running a 28” bar ! Nice job 👍🏻 be safe !
Thank you so much! Those machines sound awesome!
Loved your video 😊❤️
Thank you so much 😊
One Go Getter, I admire you
Thank you so much! I appreciate it 🥰
A lot of times a saw will have a hard time pulling fuel from the tank to the carburetor. So you have to pull it 1000 times.
Timberline chainsaw sharpener, if you don't have one, get one. Saw will cut fantastic.
Buckin Billy Ray on UA-cam, he has some great tree falling tips.
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Thank you so much for all of this! Got myself a new sharpener today!
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata
Right on. 👍
A sharp chain is so important
Billy Ray Smith has some super informative videos about tree falling
*QUESTION * how do u get the video so crisp and clean? Please Share frame Rate and settings!
4k 60 on my iPhone 12 and I export it that well as well on my iPhone. Everything is done on my phone right now in InShot premium 🥰💛
Should have gotten one with the easy start. Or learn how to drop start it since you might not have enough yet to just start it like your used to. The dealer should have pre filled and fired that saw anyhow I’d be complaining to them. Good luck stay safe!
I found out after that the fact that the 291 had an easy start 🙃 haha. It’s still a bit tricky but I’m getting used to it! And thank you!
You'd make a pretty good arborist!
Thank you! I appreciate it!
nailed it biata you gonna make it happen m2j
Thank you!
Sehr schöne Aufnahmen
You have a very beautiful smile!
hit primer once, with choke on, then pull