Last week I cut down a couple of dead trees up by the shed. I think the dry weather in 2011 & 2012 really hurt our trees. I can't get the splitter started so I split this by hand.
Sunday afternoon I cut up a 12' oak log I had stored out back, and split it by hand. It made 5 wheelbarrow loads of wood, 4 of which I wheeled down to the wood boiler.
Our first snow is pretty. For those who haven't been to our house, our house is located directly to the left of this photo. You can see part of the driveway at the top left.
Lydia went to the Habitat ReStore with us. The organ she is "playing" is tucked back under storage racks. She managed to wiggle her way onto the bench.
I have recently been thinking about how blessed I am. To often I tend to look at the negative side of things and forget all the positives. I have friends, family, shelter, food, and health (I'm able to go outside and spend the afternoon cutting up a log and splitting it, not bad for an old, fat guy <grin>). I have a great granddaughter and a great great-granddaughter. The great-granddaughter was sitting on my lap Sunday afternoon. She started running her hand across my bald head. She said "You don't have hair." I agreed with her. She moved her hand to the "fringe hair" I have above my ears and then said, "You have 2 hairs, and a beard." Nothing earth shattering but a special moment for Poppa.
May God bless you and yours.
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