Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Cowboy254]

Said goodbye to one of our rodent scroungers Garfield today. She was born on our hobby farm back in 2001 and throughly the years visited every state east of the Mississippi except for the New England region plus a few west as well. She did well up until the last few weeks and the vets couldn't figure out anything except organ failure.

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. I recognised your post by liking it but I'm very sorry about your little mate. It's always sad when furry friends depart.

 

[Erik B]

Sorry for your loss. They do have a way of getting into your heart and it hurts when they pass.

 

[MustangMike]

They become part of the family. It is a shame that the life span of dogs and cats is so much shorter than ours.

May the memories be fond, and the replacement be good!

 

[svk]

Thanks guys.

We have two other 15 year old cats. This girl's nephew who is a week younger than her and a stray we picked up later that summer. Although I love them this will be my last stint with cats once the last two eventually pass. Litter boxes are just too much of a pain, I'd rather scoop turds out of the lawn.

At some point we will be getting a dog or two but life is so hectic right now that it wouldn't be fair for the dog or the people. Granted a rescue could always fall in our lap.

 

[Shanen Mannies]

We have four rescue dogs and one rescue cat. While I get tired of tripping over them, sure would miss Them if they weren't around..

 

[Marine5068]

We have always had rescued dogs and cats. Right now we have two cats (Noel and Aesop) and one rescued Great Dane named Annie.
I miss our lost ones a lot as I know you do. They are a part of us and make us happy to be around. Sorry for your loss.

 

[dancan]

I have 3 dogs now , one is ours , one is adopted and the newest is a 3 legged rescue .

 

[NGaMountains]

Sorry for your loss, Steve. Losing a pet is always tough. Lost one of my 11 year old lab brothers late last year, but got a rescue recently to take his place. He gets along well with the lab we have left and has a personality that is always putting a smile on your face. I hope at the right time you find the right rescue for you and your family.

 

[MustangMike]

Both Rescues and pit mixes from the local humane society. Lucy is Black & White, Linus is Brown & White.

 

[rarefish383]

Talked to my BIL yesterday and he said a dead Oak fell across his yard, took about an hour and a half, little over half a cord, Joe.

 

[woodchip rookie]

I wont be scrounging for a while. I got enough here for two more winters and next winter Columbia Gas is comming through with a new mainline and there will be years of wood in their way....

 

[svk]

In addition to saying goodbye to my kitty earlier this week I also sold one of my saws (gasp). Sent the Homie Super Mini on a one way trip to a fellow AS member in Illinois.

Scrounged up this today though.
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[Buckshot00]

Sorry to hear of the loss of your cat svk. My 8 year old daughter got her first kitten for Christmas this year. He is a family favorite.

 

[Buckshot00]

Cut up this small amount of red cedar today. Also got some boards to use.

 

[svk]

Sorry to hear of the loss of your cat svk. My 8 year old daughter got her first kitten for Christmas this year. He is a family favorite. View attachment 555628

Very nice!

My son was lobbying hard to add a kitten to the mix this past summer!

 

[Jeffkrib]

Spare a thought for the people of Birdsville Queensland. Forecast for the next week, overnight lows of 93deg daytime highs 118deg

 

[panolo]

Said goodbye to one of our rodent scroungers Garfield today. She was born on our hobby farm back in 2001 and throughly the years visited every state east of the Mississippi except for the New England region plus a few west as well. She did well up until the last few weeks and the vets couldn't figure out anything except organ failure.

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Sorry SVK that sucks. They become a family member and you grow so attached. I also lost a cat 8-9 years ago that the vets couldn't figure out what went down. Planted a silver maple over his final resting spot. I have the mail version of Garfield. Almost to a T.

 

[svk]

Sorry SVK that sucks. They become a family member and you grow so attached. I also lost a cat 8-9 years ago that the vets couldn't figure out what went down. Planted a silver maple over his final resting spot. I have the mail version of Garfield. Almost to a T.

Thank you.

We have a pet cemetery on the low side of the garage at the cabin. There will now be three dogs, two cats, and a guinea pig back there resting. There's snow on the mountain and bleeding hearts back there that my dad and MIL had planted at different times over the years.

 

[Cowboy254]

Spare a thought for the people of Birdsville Queensland. Forecast for the next week, overnight lows of 93deg daytime highs 118deg


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Not ideal scrounging weather, Jeff. We have had some fairly mild days recently and after some rain Monday there might be an opportunity to get some scrounge in cooler temps.

 

[johnnyballs]

No big huge piles of wood unfortunately, but a tree came down in my yard, beech I think, was pretty dead but it thankfully missed the house. Close though. But it felt good to fire up the 1 year old 550XP. I burn about 4 cords in winter. Cut standing trees myself, nervously, just beginning. But anyway, yeah, burning it right up. Here's some pics,
don't look like beech...

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