Now we need Col's brother to bring the log splitter over to split the big bits of Ash on the left of the shed and the large chunks of a dead Walnut on the right of the picture which next-door-but-one neighbour brought round last weekend. He also brought some more wood pallets
and some chunks left over from his work as a landscape gardener. The pallets are leaning up against the workshop to dry out as they had been laying out in all that rain over Easter. Colin is splitting the chunks with an axe.
At the back of the huge heap above is willow and poplar for the following winter.
Getting wood stored for winter is very reassuring.
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Sue
Very reassuring, I agree. Such a warm cosy feeling to know it is there. It's like having a few emergency supplies in the fridge and cupboard. Knowing you have a bit in hand is great and a good use of resources, I believe.
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We are hoping that we have enough for next winter and the one after......not sure what happens after that!
DeleteI’ve been doing the same myself. We used up more wood than usual this winter. Storm Doris brought down one of our boundary poplar trees a little while back so I’m sawing and splitting this at odd moments to refill the wood shelter.
ReplyDeleteThe people before us planted willow and poplar specifically for wood for burning which was handy. More Ash would be good
DeleteI love the smell of wood burning, it always takes me back to my childhood and roaring fires on cold dark days. It's a good job to be tackling early in the year.
ReplyDeleteA wood burner is better for heat than an open fire but not quite so romantic!
DeleteAlways a comfort when the wood shed starts to be replenished, we need to do the same with the almond tress that have not survived xcx
ReplyDeleteHandy to have free wood provided by the storms of winter
DeleteI'd love a wood burner but at £3000 it's false economy. Your stores must be very reassuring. I hope we've seen the last of the miserable weather.
ReplyDeleteAre they as much as that now? I would say they are a good investment as long as you have a supply of free wood, once you have to pay for wood not so good as a money saver.
DeleteI agree with you Sue. Because K had done his arm/shoulder in he couldn't start the chainsaw to harvest any duff trees from our land last year, so we went into winter with the woodshed half empty and had to save it until it got really cold. We have good central heating but in a house this size it costs the earth to run. The kids bought him an electric chainsaw for his birthday, but that is only good for cutting stuff up in the yard, not for hiking across the field to cut down a tree! You sound to have got plenty in anyway.
ReplyDeleteCol's electric chainsaw hasn't got as much ooommph as the petrol one. Col's brother has a massive petrol thing that goes through logs in seconds and he has a log splitter. Hope he will come and split logs ASAP
DeleteHubby is fretting about wood....it's been too wet to get into the woods where he wants to have a sort out...and now it's full steam ahead on the extension...I can see no rest for the wicked for the foreseeable future! x
ReplyDeleteCol's brother is waiting for an area of woodland to dry out so him and his friend can get in to haul out dead wood that they sell. They sold everything they had in store this last winter.
DeleteLovely to see Col outside getting your wood stores ready for next year. Hopefully the sunshine will continue now. Because of the length and low temperature of winter, we have been glad of our new heating but the bills are high. Pouring again here today and I’m off put with some friends to a textile exhibition-I won us tickets on the FB page.
ReplyDeleteYes he's getting as much done as possible as we don't know how long he will stay well for now the cancer has spread.
DeleteWell done Col. You have earned that cup of tea.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely sight your wood stocks are.
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Lots of lovely wood, I wish we had a wood burner. So nice to see Col is able to be outside and doing some work.
ReplyDeleteGot to love a pallet ! David keeps worrying that we haven't got enough wood..we have, but he's not convinced.
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I love a real fire, looks like you’ll have plenty of wood stored soon xx
ReplyDeleteNice to have wood for next year. Glad Colin was able to cut some of it. We've had a chilly spring as well. Better weather later this week finally. May actually go tulip farm again since it's nice. Happy week!
ReplyDeleteThat's great that Colin was feeling well enough to chop firewood! There is nothing more heartwarming than a wood fire. We have our pellet stove burning as I type. I hope he stays in fair health! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
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