As winter and cold weather swiftly approaches there are things to be accomplished in BFE. The mower needs to be removed from the tractor and the snowblower put on. The antifreeze needs to be checked in both tractors. Caulking around the house where there are leaks and in general tightening things up. It will be time to work on some quilting with the wife. She gets my assistance in the winter. The granddaughters need quilts made out of Papa's old clothes. Soup mixes have been ordered and were delivered today. Nothing quite like a bowl of warm soup on a cold winter day. One of the main chores is moving firewood from the outside stacks into the garage. It burns so much better when it isn't covered with snow.
The racks are set on the west side of the garage.
The tractor loader is filled from the outside stacks and driven into the garage to be unloaded.
It will take several trips to fill the racks. The great thing about wood is that it heats you every time you move it. Cut, split, stack, load, stack, move it into house, stack it in the fireplace and light it up. Most of it will be handled about 5 times before it is burned.
So here we are half done, one rack filled.
Success at last as both racks are filled.
The reward later in the evening is getting to sit on the love seat with Carol while the fire warms the room and gives it that romantic feel. Somehow that moment makes all the work worth the effort.
We used to put wood in the basement against the advise of others. Made it a lot easier to get and burn with it nice and dry. Like you, nothing warms a cold winter day is to build a rip roaring cracklings colorful fire. My best memories of winter are on the floor in front of the fireplace soaking it all in. Nice pics and post.
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