RicelandMeadows

December 11, 2014

Little by little and piece by piece I am getting this tree made into firewood for the sugarhouse. After almost six straight days of work and eighteen large sled loads of wood, I have only just begun to make a dent in the job. It is almost fun watching the wood pile up,  like the loaves and fishes story, there seems to be an unending supply!

Yesterday, we dragged all of the top logs up out of the water and to a place where they can be cut and split. It took most of the afternoon, but at the end of the day, progress could be seen. We will have two days working up those logs, then the real work begins, as we tackle the large trunk.

I am sure we will be much of the winter reducing this old dead matron to sugarwood, but at least I won’t be looking for something to do. I have been involved with trees and logs for much of my adult life, but this giant of a tree still amazes me. The work is hard, but worth every minute of effort.

I think the horses enjoy the cutting and splitting days, because they get the day off. I am not sure how that all works, I don’t get a day off 😮 But I do get the benefit from all of the hard work….theirs and mine!