One of our son-in-laws (the logger) brought in a load of logs he wondered if we would like to have for our woodpile.
So Terry and he worked out a pretty cool financial deal for both of us—money for him and wood for next year’s winter’s use for us.
So waking up early…it’s earlier now, because I wake-up by the lightness of the sky, we ate breakfast, bundled up (there is a nasty chill wind blowing here) and headed out to cut and load wood.
That’s why I’m late getting to my blog…we cut and loaded and unloaded two loads of wood before we got back to our regularly schedule life. 🙂
We had many, many loads to go. Terry wants to get it all cut and hauled by before he starts farm work in 10 days. Lots more loads to go.
BUT!!!
Come August we should NOT have to be cutting and hauling firewood!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
I would say you have a great excuse for running behind schedule. The load of logs was a wonderful gift, and it must be more comfortable to cut, load and unload wood now than in August.
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Cooling than August but the wind is nasty!
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Nothing like a good woodpile to make you feel secure.
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True! And we are ahead of the game!
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Take care of your backs! That’s “back” work.
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It’s warming us up and stretching us out for spring work! 🙂
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What a thoughtful son-in-law.
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Yes! Now we are way ahead of the winter heat thing!
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Love the photos! Hope the work doesn’t hurt your backs!
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We take it slow…only two or three loads a day.
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That’s wise!
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I see many, many hours of labour there… Take care and work smart, both of you, because it will all have been for nothing if one of you hurts yourself. But I do love me a good, enormous, woodpile!
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And that is what we shall have in the end…a HUGE woodpile…as the one we have now is still LARGE!
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🙂 Looks like a warm winter in your household!
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Yes!
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Sounds like a perfect plan! I am all for not cutting and hauling wood in August. Snowing here today ~ a good thing cuz it’s way too dry.
)))hugs(((
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Sure is lots cooler. Actually cold in this wind. Good for you for the snow. I hope you get ours also. 🙂
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Excellent! It seems intimidating to me, to think of that big logging truck rolling into the front yard!
We had a hydraulic log splitter at the farm I worked at, it hooked up to the tractor’s PTO and off it went! Scary, however, as bits could go flying. It could only take about a 3, 4ft log, too.
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Hydraulic log splitters are sure nice. We have a small one, sure helps on the back!
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Wow that’s great. It’s a lot of work for you now but it will be well worth it before you know it. What a smart-thinking son-in-law you have. Thanks for the great blog. Love those baby cows too!
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Aren’t they the sweetest things? Over a quarter visible calves right now…more every day!
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A full wood shed and hay loft are wonderful things!
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They are!
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The wind was cold here today too. Way to go getting a head start on the wood! Much better to do it now than August…wood keeps you warm twice:)
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Sometimes three times, all the splitting of the big stuff later in the year.
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I would call that “the mother load”! 🙂 So nice it was a win-win for both of you, and glad you can get it done now rather than later. Spring work starts in ten days? Wow!
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Yes! At that point the cows leave and the tractor hits the land!
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What a wonderful gift and some hard work ahead for the next few days! We’ve been tearing out old fence and cutting up the locust fence post for next years firewood too. It’s makes for a very hot fire. Eddie has also found some downed trees close by and brought in enough to fill up the woodhouse again once it’s split. Always something to do and I sure have enjoyed the last few days of 60-70 degree weather! We’ve got a lot done and will do the same today. Have a great weekend!
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Enjoy your warm spell. We are back to very cold, complete with sundogs!
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J > Everyone needs a lumberjack in the family!
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Sure is nice for us!
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Busy busy people always! I remember last time you did the wood .. 😃
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Wonderful images Linda (hope you don’t get two messages from me 😉) .. You are such busy people. I remember last time you did the wood!
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Me too…it was horribly hot!
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that’s SOME PIXURE of the truck, prezooomably up on the Uncompahgre! neet blizzard shot! (brrrr) & i’m always impressed by people who can do long stints of chain-saw work! (I generally am considering quitting after 5 – 10 minutes)
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He was up my Oak Creek, Colorado when this was taken.
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well, THATSA bit further than I would-a imagined! yes, I do remember frequent snow-covered logs on trucks headin’ westward on I-70 …
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Yes. Now he is in Canyon City (or above Canyon City) he hauls all week to Canyon City then comes home on the weekend.
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Just a few logs then! lol 😉 Beautiful sunrise pic…must have been thinking about burning log colours!
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We are tired of wood right now, but it’s so much better to be doing wood NOW than in August when the heat is miserable
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I’m assuming you have a sharp chain saw and a good hydraulic log splitter. No other way to get all that done. What kind of wood was it? I miss a wood fire. I’m in a manufactured home so I’m a bit leery of them here. Wind is the worst.
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Pine and aspen. Just a chain saw right now!
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