June 26, 2017 Cutting Wood In Summer Heat

(No photos today as Google is acting up.)


Friday 6/23. I was home again before 1:00 pm, and thank goodness, because it was really getting hot Down There.  Our high for the day was a pleasant 74.

We are back to Friday night pizza again.  In the several years since gluten-free food has become popular, the gluten-free flour mixes have become so much better.  We use Bob's Red Mill GF One-for-One and it is great.

Saturday 6/24. It was 64 and clear this morning with more hot weather in the forecast.  We were out early to get wood before the heat set in.

Since we have so many smaller trees, we decided to clear as many out as we could this year.  Down at the end of our driveway JB cut two tall thin trees and one about 8" in diameter and 70 feet tall.  He then dragged the two smaller trees up.  We cut the larger one into 16' lengths and dragged them up.  After dinner we cut them all into 16" rounds.

I mentioned that I wanted to get a small propane freezer, but JB and I have agreed to wait a year.  He wants us to try canning meat, casseroles, etc. to see how that works out.  It certainly will save a lot of money.

JB is having issues with his back again and right now the consensus is that he will have to have two discs fused.  It will be his decision as to when, depending upon his quality of life (how much and how often it hurts).  He is going to have an MRI in a couple weeks just to be sure there is nothing else going on.

Sunday 6/25. It was 70 with a few wispy clouds in the sky this morning.  We got out early again and moved the rounds to the splitter with the tractor.  Then we went about half way down our drive where JB cut two trees before lunch.  We cut them into 16' lengths and dragged them up.  One of them got hung up on some other trees as it fell.  That's always fun to deal with.

After lunch we cut one more tree and dragged it up.  All these are a bit larger than yesterday's.  By then it was getting hot and we needed to rest.  Our high for the day was 83.  Nene called and we had a nice chat.  It was 97 at her place!

I used the rest of the afternoon to relax, put new shavings in the girls' nesting boxes and make more hummingbird syrup.  I also made Nene's famous macaroni salad for dinner that has shrimp, cheese and pickles in it.  So good!

Monday 6/26. It is 68 and mostly cloudy today.  There are thunderstorms in the forecast for this evening.  Larry and Elsie are coming up to visit today and letting their oldest grandson drive his four-wheeler up.  He turns nine this week.

Thought for the day: A tongue has no bones, but it is strong enough to break a heart.