Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Fall in Virginia

This Fall (2008) we went to the George Washington Forest to get wood to burn this winter. It is now paying off and we are enjoying the cozy warmth of the woodstove. It saves on the bills too. Randal sawed them off into 6 foot logs and then we hauled them home and cut them into smaller pieces. We also enjoyed the time together in the outdoors away from all the traffic.



Here is my Paul Bunion. Thank heavens for chain saws. How did they ever do it with just an AX!


Loaded and headed home where the work continues. It was a beautiful Fall day. Not too cool and not too hot....Just right!! The load doesn't look that big but it was a lot of work and all of the logs were heavy and solid oak. In total, we got 3 trailer loads. The permit was only $20.



Well, if you are going to have a flat tire some where you might as well do it with a great view!! And, yes, we really did have a flat tire. I took this picture while Randal put on the spare.



We love the Fall in Virginia. It is really beautiful. The trees are so thick in the Forest that they make a canopy over the road. The variety of colors and the contrasts really are amazing.

2 comments:

carolee said...

Aren't wood burning stoves the best?! We are so grateful for the coziness and decreased heating bills when we use ours.

Chris and Brindy said...

Man do I miss that! So beautiful! I miss the stove too...so homey and memorable. Sure do love you guys and miss everyone! I wish we could all be closer during this time in our lives.

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