Pile #1
Pile #2
Later in the week, I'd like to tackle these large pieces.
Before I can do that, I need to clean out an area to walk through. Lots of privet and undergrowth makes it hard to carry/roll these logs to the splitter.
There's a LOT of stone laying on the ground back here. I think the lady that built these gardens years ago used it to edge the creek bed that is now just a drainage ditch. The average size is roughly 6" across.
I'll use that one stack of stone to finish edging the new perennial bed path today.
It's 48 degrees. Today's high should be in the mid 70s. Tonight, 46. No frost last night at 38 degrees. This weekend should be very nice.
11:47am - I must have disturbed a yellow jacket nest. No more work in the gully today. I could pot up the white brugs. I could drill, cut, and hammer the rebar for my two new planting beds. I could spend some time raking leaves in Larry's yard. But I think I plan to sit here for a bit before I do anything. Those big pieces of wood are heavy. The stone, it's much larger than it appears. I only got 4-6 pieces.
5 comments:
Nice work, well done! You should have massive arms by the time all the wood is split. Cheers ~ Conny
Modern day lumberjack!! Love the stones..the yellow jackets are mean creatures! Sometimes it's nice just to sit still.
That splitter did a really good job. I can't imagine how much my dad split himself for our wood burning furnace. He always waited until the crops were in then he went to the timeber to cut wood for winter. If you can move some of the rocks you could create a rock tower or something.
I had to use a maul as I was growing up, and it sucked! Daddy always had to replace the handle, 'cause I frequently broke it. Oops!
Lots of hard work there, but you will be so happy when you have the wood in the fireplace.
Those rocks are a real find!
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