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R.Boreal · 28th February 2008, 09:26 PM

Ha! That would be the picture that's on my signature column. What a difference, A? I'm carefully reducing the "canopy" thing I have going on in my yard because erosion is taking its toll. Not much grass can grow in all the shade, so I'm working on that. But many of these are mature trees so I can't go crazy. So this summer, that green shot will look a little more open - but not much.

Yeah, Eric you had me laughin in one of the other threads, talking about how you never split a piece of wood in your life. I'm here in the kitchen, one room away from a wood stove in all-out horizontal combustion, and there's a fan blowing a warm breeze from the stove room to move the heat around. It's about 76* in here, maybe 86* in the den where the stove is. Outside it's down to 15* if you count the wind.

Saving wood from tree work for winter is as big a concern for me as the money. (Of course it's not my full time occupation.) I have been called a wood whore. So it takes a second for me to get my head around "Mr. Brisbane Tree Lopping" never made a winter fire. I would love to experience Down Under for a couple years. I probably would never leave.

I love the change of seasons though.

28th February 2008, 09:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
R.Boreal Sappling Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Upper Dublin, PA Posts: 21	Re: Wonder what it looks like in summer... Ha! That would be the picture that's on my signature column. What a difference, A? I'm carefully reducing the "canopy" thing I have going on in my yard because erosion is taking its toll. Not much grass can grow in all the shade, so I'm working on that. But many of these are mature trees so I can't go crazy. So this summer, that green shot will look a little more open - but not much. Yeah, Eric you had me laughin in one of the other threads, talking about how you never split a piece of wood in your life. I'm here in the kitchen, one room away from a wood stove in all-out horizontal combustion, and there's a fan blowing a warm breeze from the stove room to move the heat around. It's about 76* in here, maybe 86* in the den where the stove is. Outside it's down to 15* if you count the wind. Saving wood from tree work for winter is as big a concern for me as the money. (Of course it's not my full time occupation.) I have been called a wood whore. So it takes a second for me to get my head around "Mr. Brisbane Tree Lopping" never made a winter fire. I would love to experience Down Under for a couple years. I probably would never leave. I love the change of seasons though. __________________ I'm not smug, but I do feel elevated.