Wood...It is What We Haul

This wood pile is used to heat my parent's home.

 The wood needs to get from that pile to this window.

 And the window leads to this room.

My dad built slats that slide inside the door frame.

The slats protect the door as we throw

the wood through the window into the room.

 Dad and Mom are all smiles during the first load.

 The Handy Dandy Ranger is backed in close to the wood pile.

 And we start stacking log by log.

 Then Dad drives the Ranger to the house.

From the smile on his face you'd think

he is having fun!

 Shouldn't there be a song played

while looking at this cute buggy!

 At the house, each log...

 is tossed into the wood room through the window.

 My Dad and The Husband work on a load here.

 Notice the black insert sitting in the window.

My Dad made that to protect the window sill.

It is solid steel and "made to fit" this window.

 Between the eight loads we made,

I'd check on our progress by peering

into the window.

Can you see the top of the door?

 The room wasn't full so back we go

for another load.

 Eventually Dad went into the house and

removed the top two slats.

Mom used a metal poker to push logs

around to fill the open spots while

Dad re-arranged logs closer to the door.

 So after a few more loads, we were getting

closer to having that room full.

 From the inside of the house, you'll

see some of the slats gone so we

can check on the level of wood.

This roomful will heat my parent's home

until mid-January.

 The remaining woodpile needs a blanket

to stay warm and dry until we

visit it again in mid-January.

That is when the room will need to be

filled again!

 Tarps are brought out, strung with rope, and
spread to cover the wood.

 My parents.

Happy to know they will have

a warm home this winter!