Chopping Wood

 

       Had this one playing while I was chopping on the stump.

Not much left of the stump but I was getting gassed out, so I figured it was time to quit. I don't have much stamina yet but I can swing the axe - not like Paul Bunyon, but well enough to get some work done. I had cut some slots in the top of it the other day with the chainsaw, and I was able to break some pieces off with a big pinch bar, but I didn't get my angle cuts deep enough to connect. I didn't want to get the bar in the dirt. Another hour or so I should have the stump low enough to throw some dirt over it, rake it smooth, and throw some grass seed on top of it.

You can tell spring is here when the Magnolia trees start to bloom. The grass will be ready for mowing soon also. When the tractor was down, a friend of mine plowed the lane and threw some gravel into the grass. I need to rake some of it back in and the rest I imagine will get thrown into the fields by the mower. Not the best for the blades and the deck, but I don't have a rock magnet, so what will be will be.

And ain't that the truth. It's all about priorities.