BIRD OF PREY

SO STILL , SO MENACING . MAYBE THIS IS WHERE MY PET GERBIL WENT. IS IT A HAWK ? LOOKS SOFT AND CUDDLY BUT DON'T BE FOOLED.

CAUTION ? WHAT THE......?

I'VE SEEN THIS OR SIMILAR IN PLACES WHERE CHILDREN AND I VENTURE TO WALK AND OR PLAY. SCARY !!!

CHOP, CHOP,SPLIT,SPLIT !

BEEN WORKING HARD
ABOUT 7 CORD HERE , 2 CORD IN THE GARAGE .CLOSING IN ON ENOUGH FOR THE WINTER . NOTICE THE PLASTIC CONTAINERS FILLED WITH WATER , GREAT FOR HOLDING DOWN THE TARP.

PROTECTORS OF AUTUMN

AT THE ENTRY OF OUR ESTATE
MALE AND FEMALE THEY STAND .
GREETING ALL WHO ENTER LIKE SENTRIES .

WITH WINTER SO NEAR THEY MUST BE PUT AWAY AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOLD OF THOSE PUMPKIN SEEDS . YUMM ! ! !

FIREWOOD TOOLS

20 INCH BAR ON MY STIHL
18 INCH BAR ON MY NEIGHBORS POULAN
16 INCH BAR ON THIS OLD HOMELITE
THE OLD STANDBY 12 POUND MAUL
MY BACK SAVING LOG SPLITTER

These are the tools I've learned to use over fifteen of heating with wood.Every year it's gotten easier, practice makes perfect but the right tools are the secret.

I've Got Wood !

ABOUT 50 TO 60 FACE CORD
HAVE TO CUT 8 FOOT LOGS INTO 16 INCHES
SPLIT 16 INCH PIECES
STACK AND COVER BEFORE THE FIRST SNOW.
I HAVE ALOT OF WORK TO DO , YET I ONLY NEED 10 TO 15 CORD FOR THIS WINTER. THE REST HOPE FULLY WILL BE FOR MANY FUTURE SEASONS . SO MY GOAL IS TO WORK HARD , GET ENOUGH BEFORE THE FIRST BIG SNOW AND BITTER COLD.