Colder here. What's your temp? What ya burnin?

28F with snow rolling in. I’ve been burning for well over a week straight and the ash/coals are starting to rise in the bottom of the firebox. I just switched to spruce to see if I can burn some of that down and gain a little space before having to empty the stove out for real. Got an arctic blast of air coming at the tail end of the week so I’m moving some more Black Locust in from the stacks in the backyard.

 

I again found myself with not enough pine or box elder handy to burn down the pile of coals that the good stuff leaves. I need to keep a face cord of that stuff super handy and separate so I can burn down the pile of coals. I have enough of it, it's just under other wood that would only add to the coals.

I got lucky yesterday and it wasn't too cold outside and I opened the air valve and let it burn down pretty darn well before emptying ashes before the snow hit last night.

 

Got about 8” of white stuff last night. Still snowing lightly. Supposed to keep up all day. Burning Some nice 4 year old Ash in the Oslo.
10 degrees outside. 73 degrees inside.

stay warm everyone!

 

I wish we could get some of the white stuff. Haven't had hardly any snow this season.

 

It’s actually been a pretty dry year here too. Typically by this time we have 12-18 inches of snow across the landscape. Before last night, we had some dry patches on the ground. I’m praying for some big storms. I’m already worried about the upcoming wildfire season.

 

Today’s weather along with the the locals causing congestion, with the moon shining her grace upon us.

 

That persistent snowfall that takes forever just to land (since it is so danged light) has amounted to about one inch today. But it has taken 8 hours to accomplish that!


Maybe I better check the milk, eggs and bread....................

 

nice picture you dont see that over here.

 

Those are great pics!! I know I’ve said it before, but your weather makes me feel like I’m in Cancun at my house

 

26* snowing about an inch on the ground forecast calling for 3 -6 inches. Just finished loading the OWB with Sugar Maple and Red Oak good for tonight.

 

We had 15.3 this morning with a load of Sugar Maple going in the Liberty, I just loaded up with more Sugar Maple on coals from this morning.

 

9" of snow fell by this afternoon from the storm late last night. Burning ash now, 22° out.

 

Sounds like the snowblower got some exercise.

 

Yes. The plow truck made it even more work at the road too. The snow bank was especially tall today. Because we live on a cul de sac, on the "round part" the plow always leaves us a little more" fun" than if we lived on the part of the street where the driveway was completely perpendicular to the street.

The dogs love the snow though. Especially the Yooper pup.

 

I suppose by now you have cured him of his yooper accent and he's probably on a diet of cheese curds and brats?

 

It's 25.2 tonight with a forecast low of 20, I just turned on the pellet stove for the night.

 

He does like any people food he can get. But at 80 lbs at 9 months he's a big boy. He turns ten months at the end of this month. Pretty soon he'll go to adult food. I don't think I've seen Brat and Curd blend dog food, yet.

 

20F here with about 3" of new snow from the "storm". Dropping to mid teens they say. It cleared up anyway. North wind, so the boiler's burning White Oak.

 

24 and 73. BL burning. Cooler weather the next couple days

 

I’m into a large vein of primo 4x4 red oak. Beautiful stuff !! 7° right now. Snow coming soon