Our previous post was about the ice storm that we had in February. After the storm we had sunny skies and warmer weather. Winter is when we can see the sky at our home. After the ice storm the tree limbs were covered with a thick layer of ice, almost like clouds in the blue […]
We’ve had a week of snow and sleet storms. The snow hasn’t been that bad but the two rounds of sleet have covered the woods with a thick layer of ice. Trees are bent under the weight, limbs are breaking, trees are falling over. At the same time there’s a beauty with the pale white […]
We heat our home in winter using a wood burning stove (we have two woodstoves going when it is really cold). Winter is also when we cut, split and stack firewood for the next heating season. I’ve been cutting firewood in a several locations, most recently on the point south of our garden and home. […]