I'm almost embarrassed to post this, but it did snow. The 1st of the season. Thanks for the contributions to the thread!
Almost done splitting and stacking all the stuff I bucked this spring that I didn't finish. After that I got plenty more to work on. It never stops I swear.
Man, I am jealous of two things from this thread. The amount of snow yall got and the stacks i see. I need to get busy and get more cut !
I won't be clearing snow from between the stacks like MikeInMa, but the plan is to keep splitting over the winter. While I'm at least a year and a half ahead, I want to get back on that 3+ year CSS inventory (I still have 7.5 cords in the shed plus some other CSS in other spots). From left to right, stacks 1, 2 & 5 are a mix of hardwoods (except for oak) while stacks 3 & 4 are all red oak. I have plenty of red oak logs and rounds to finish those two stacks plus seven standing dead white birch and one beech to easily add to the other three stacks (would like to get them up to five-feet tall, that way there is 1.25 cords in each stack). I didn't get to any of the standing dead conifer trees yet, but would like to start getting some of those CSS for next winter's shoulder season.
Our first snow this year didn't amount to much, but we've had three ice storms so far, so the snow is a welcome change. I've spent most of this year doing salvage cutting as a result of Helene last fall and a severe ice storm in February, so I've got way more logs and poles in piles than I have firewood in stacks. But I do have several pallets of hickory and a little cherry cut and split, shown above, and a little over two cords of cherry stacked against a shed: That's all wood for the next two winters or so. This winter's 8 cords of wood was cut from dry logs and safely tucked away in my wood shed early last spring - a nice mix of ash, red oak, and cherry: Having good dry wood on hand is better than Benjamins in the bank! Self-sufficiency and security are never a bad thing. Y'all stay warm and dry!
