Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[old CB]

Can you guys help me identify this on, picture of the branch included.

Hemlock.

 

[old CB]

I've been trying hard to break out of hibernation, I struggle with SAD, even though I'm not sad lol.

I've been afflicted all my adult life. Used to have some real battles with depression, especially in winter. But in later years one thing that helps is to just accept that it's a natural state of things, that when daylight hours are short I have very little energy and don't get much done. Any activity lifts my spirits--going out on wood scrounging is great. But understanding that this is an annual thing and not a character fault makes it much easier to deal with.

The further we get toward spring, with longer hours of daylight, the more I return to an active state. I celebrate watching the sun disappear behind the mountain a few minutes later every evening at the alcohol hour. It's now past 5 pm (and true sunset is later still).

Vitamin D supplement also helps, I believe.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Some cool bug art when splitting oak. Any ideas on what kind of bug? I only saw a few pockets of tiny ants in other rounds from the same tree.

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I thought it was a Chinese trail sign.

 

[chipper1]

I've been afflicted all my adult life. Used to have some real battles with depression, especially in winter. But in later years one thing that helps is to just accept that it's a natural state of things, that when daylight hours are short I have very little energy and don't get much done. Any activity lifts my spirits--going out on wood scrounging is great. But understanding that this is an annual thing and not a character fault makes it much easier to deal with.

The further we get toward spring, with longer hours of daylight, the more I return to an active state. I celebrate watching the sun disappear behind the mountain a few minutes later every evening at the alcohol hour. It's now past 5 pm (and true sunset is later still).

Vitamin D supplement also helps, I believe.

Same here, but no real depression, just all the signs as far as not wanting to do much.
I kinda figure that's how it's meant to be, slow down and take it easy in the winter, kick butt and take names the rest of the yr . What's funny is I really like the snow/winter, it's beautiful.
We were able to work until around 6:45 here yesterday, can't wait until the time change, I hate it.
I'm also a bit of a night owl and stay up late no matter the time of the yr, but the longer the days the more energy I have, and the earlier I wake.
I take quite a few supplements, more as the need requires, lots of v-D&C. I need more omegas, should probably fish more in the winter, well not just more, but actually do it lol. What's not to like about freshly caught fish .

 

[turnkey4099]

That quote stuff is out my realm of knowledge currently. For me it's best to just reply

same here

 

[501Maico]

That's pretty cool. Almost as if they were drawing trees. I'd probably slice that off, clear coat it and hang it in my garage

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That's a good idea! I saw trees also.

 

[H-Ranch]

Light day today:

 

[bob kern]

Light day today:
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It’ll do tho!! Saw a Georgia buggy today and thought of you.

 

[chipper1]

Light day today:
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A wheelbarrow a day keeps the propane guys away .
Split these into the splits below, shows what it turns into, and don't worry, I'm not trying to substitute a picture here lol. I remove the one on the left and start splitting that one, then put the splits in the hole and continue across. Nice not having to bend over anymore than you have to.




Then another load.



And another, with my helper .



And the last one of that tree, and done for the day. Just after I finished up I watched over an inch of snow fall while talking to the neighbor under the barn, didn't take more than a half hr.

 

[Patrick1903]

My son found a couple of these in some red oak we were splitting last weekend. Amazing how it turns the wood black.

 

[James Miller]

Got everything on the ground done and I started filling the woodshed for 23/24 with what was left in the bucket from filling the other side.View attachment 972137
This load is mainly pine/softwoods for the bonfire pit.
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Can you guys help me identify this on, picture of the branch included.
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And another of pine and the mystery wood. Sure you guys know what it is out west. All I know is that I smelt like Tommy Boy after splitting these two buckets .
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This one was a little of the mystery wood, a round of BL, and a round of cherry.
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I tossed some pine in the wood stove last night. Don't know how it got mixed with the oak and ash by the stove, but it was dry so in it went. Probably lose my PA firewood card for admitting I burned pine inside lol.

 

[SS396driver]

I tossed some pine in the wood stove last night. Don't know how it got mixed with the oak and ash by the stove, but it was dry so in it went. Probably lose my PA firewood card for admitting I burned pine inside lol.

Nothing wrong with burning pine as long as its dry

 

[old CB]

We could begin another Scrounging thread subset: pine safely burned for heat.

Living in a pine forest among countless Ponderosa pine trees, I burn some pine pretty much every day. Most of my neighbors who heat with wood burn nothing but pine. Ponderosa at my elevation, and lodgepole at the higher elevations. Dry pine is quite safe to burn, altho the old wives tale against it is surprisingly robust.

 

[James Miller]

We could begin another Scrounging thread subset: pine safely burned for heat.

Living in a pine forest among countless Ponderosa pine trees, I burn some pine pretty much every day. Most of my neighbors who heat with wood burn nothing but pine. Ponderosa at my elevation, and lodgepole at the higher elevations. Dry pine is quite safe to burn, altho the old wives tale against it is surprisingly robust.

Around here if your response isn't "I pushed it into the woods to rot" your house will spontaneously combust.

 

[Cricket]

That's pretty cool. Almost as if they were drawing trees. I'd probably slice that off, clear coat it and hang it in my garage

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So would I. Which is probably part of why my place looks like it looks - "Oh, cool! Can't burn that!"

 

[Cricket]

We could begin another Scrounging thread subset: pine safely burned for heat.

Living in a pine forest among countless Ponderosa pine trees, I burn some pine pretty much every day. Most of my neighbors who heat with wood burn nothing but pine. Ponderosa at my elevation, and lodgepole at the higher elevations. Dry pine is quite safe to burn, altho the old wives tale against it is surprisingly robust.

I burn some, but I've got pretty much straight up factory chimney, so it doesn't crud up much, and is super easy (as chimneys go) to clean.

 

[Cricket]

I've been afflicted all my adult life. Used to have some real battles with depression, especially in winter. But in later years one thing that helps is to just accept that it's a natural state of things, that when daylight hours are short I have very little energy and don't get much done. Any activity lifts my spirits--going out on wood scrounging is great. But understanding that this is an annual thing and not a character fault makes it much easier to deal with.

The further we get toward spring, with longer hours of daylight, the more I return to an active state. I celebrate watching the sun disappear behind the mountain a few minutes later every evening at the alcohol hour. It's now past 5 pm (and true sunset is later still).

Vitamin D supplement also helps, I believe.

My mother was an OT, and she fixed up/bought light bars for some of her friends and clients. I just use full spectrum lights in a few places, if it's a really lousy winter - working outside (I shoe horses for a living) gets me as much sun exposure as possible in a Michigan winter, but some years that's not even enough.

 

[James Miller]

Since global warming is falling heavy enough to break branches out of the trees, no scrounging today.
Decided to play with this idea some more. Always wanted a 16" 60dl setup for the 590 for play chains.
Think I found it. Just need to make an adapter.

 

[chipper1]

Since global warming is falling heavy enough to break branches out of the trees, no scrounging today.
Decided to play with this idea some more. Always wanted a 16" 60dl setup for the 590 for play chains.View attachment 972639View attachment 972640
Think I found it. Just need to make an adapter.

Looks fun.
Is it all converted to square now, the top pic it looks converted, the bottom looks round.
Looks like a very aggressive side plate angle too .

 

[James Miller]

Looks fun.
Is it all converted to square now, the top pic it looks converted, the bottom looks round.
Looks like a very aggressive side plate angle too .

It's round filed. I want to try it how it is before going square. It's pretty aggressive.