Martin's Lumber

07/04/2026

July 4th, 2026
My sister Susan along with my nieces and nephews and the great ones also, are spending some much needed time here in the woods, the cousins are running around playing basketball up in the barn, going to the Hudson River to swim and fish, the noise and chatter as they are busy doing what cousins do is so refreshing to hear. The whole Martin clan was here yesterday for a turkey dinner and will be back here for a cook out. This short tale this morning is about the gathering of friends and family all across our country, but also a pause to remember those who on this day are away from their home and families, those both serving in the military and civilian jobs that require that they man their posts. From the beginning of our country till today, our story has been written and erased and rewritten over and over, thru good times and the bad we will continue the story of us. So on our nation’s birthday gather with friends and family for cook outs and cold ones, let go and relax and just be in the moment it is our God given right. This day is made possible by all U.S. citizens from every walk of life, enjoy today.
As always Gary

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07/04/2026

Happy 4th every one!!

06/16/2026

June 16th, 2026
One piece of advice my Grandfather Martin gave me was to never discuss politics or religion, to do so can be a trap that destroys friendships and family. Every day around the clock we are subject to the political opinions of others, pointing fingers and poking holes in the sky with our finger. In Jr. High School we had to dance in gym, ballroom dancing and square dancing, this meant the guys had to ask a partner, if you were shy it meant you were stuck with the least desirable girl, labeled by the consent of the majority opinion, even then in our isolation of a small town we fell victim to judging and placing labels, that quite frankly was not our place nor a right to do so. I had no idea the hurt this caused, for many who were labeled they carried this slight into adulthood. This labeling of one group to another is a two edge sword; to use labeling deprives us from getting to know the other person on a much deeper level, to understand their culture. Graduation is fast approaching and frankly I am having feelings of dread, it is a rite of passage to adulthood and the end of childhood, I am no longer asked to ride in the skid steer, or to read a book, now there is circle of friends to hang out with, it’s not jealously on my part the it’s the letting go and saying goodbye to the old and finding a way to embrace the new. Out in the barn up above where the saw mill sets a pair of robins built a nest, from where I stand when sawing I would see the robins working on their nest, soon the mother robin sat on their eggs, focused on her job, paying no attention to the noise and activity going on around them. One day as I looked up at their nest I saw three little heads sticking up their mouths were open as the parents fed them, from daylight to dark without fail these babies were taken care of, until the day came that they for the first time tried their wings and left to make their way in the world. This is the way Mother Nature does it, across all living creatures; we are born, nurtured and go out into the world. Miles will wear the blue cap and gown as did his father and uncle, all the way back to 1941 when his great grandmother graduated from Warrensburg, I will as with other graduations tough thru that special day, embracing and loving the man Miles has grown into.
As always Gary

06/13/2026

Hamlet life 😎

06/09/2026

Thanks Tom Randall.

THURMAN | Gary and Wini Martin shared their knowledge of local ecology and natural history as they led treks into the woods surrounding their Thurman home and sawmill.