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posted: October 31st, 2017 |
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This page begins with an advertisement which we hope entices you to purchase our only 2018 print calendar. Then we show the pile of logs which we purchased for future years firewood, and show the cutting of the final round. After that we jump to October 10th and our first snow of the 2017-18 winter season. Following that are a couple of photos of our next snow, on October 17th and then a cold morning on October 20th. The final photo on this page shows a Stuffed Big Mama Squash which I baked for a dinner party we had. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Our Only 2018 Print Edition Calendar |
Here are three shots which show various aspects of the only 2018 PRINT EDITION Calendar that we've made. This is available now, the Amazon link to it is HERE.
This calendar is available only with USA Holidays. Of course it can be ordered through your local bookstore, just go to the Amazon link, write down the ISBN number and ask your local bookstore to order it for you. If you prefer not to look at Amazon, the ISBN is 978-0-9969810-5-7.
HERE is a PDF file which shows what this calendar will look like when hanging on your wall (new window). It is 1.3 MB in size. It's COMPLETE, but Watermarked, secured against printing, reduced in size to 3.95 inches in width and PDF'd at the VERY lowest possible quality - all in an attempt to prevent theft. I suggest that you right click on the link and select "Save Link As". Then after it's downloaded to your Hard Drive in a place where you can find it again, open it in Adobe Reader - version 9 or later (very important - it most likely will not
open in a version earlier than 9).
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If you looked at the website last month then you know that on September 17th at 10:30 PM a load of log length (42 feet) birch firewood was delivered to us and as the truck could not make it down our driveway, the logger unloaded it beside the road. The first shot here was taken from up the road and is looking at the butt end of the logs. On October 1st there were 8 logs left to cut and that is what is shown in the second shot. There were at least 60 logs delivered. On October 3rd we finished cutting the last logs and getting them hauled down to the temporary storage places beside our woodshed. The third shot in this row shows me pointing at the very last cut that had to be made.
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In the first shot in this row I am lifting the saw up out of the final cut and in the second shot I am looking at Kazuya and saying "it's done" with a big tired looking smile on my face.
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In first position in this row is Kazuya throwing some of the last rounds down to the wheelbarrow. The second shot shows him throwing the very last rounds and saying "HA!" The third image is a 3 shot panorama taken from the woodshed roof. It shows part of the wood we have stacked up and drying for the winter. It is covered with plastic and in the spring we'll rent a firewood splitter, get it all split up and then move it into the woodshed. Note that I said "this image shows part of the wood..." The remainder of it is on the other side of the woodshed.
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Well, we finished cutting up that pile of logs on October 3rd and getting it hauled down the hill and close to the woodshed. Now it's October 10th and we've had our first real snow which is most likely going to last until next April. WHEW! It's a good thing that we didn't loiter around in our work.
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Now it's October 17th and that snow from October 10th has been added to. These two shots show that the larch (Larix sp.) needles have now turned yellow.
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Here is a two-shot snowy panorama taken on October 17th. In second position is a photo looking into our woodstove. Needless to say, we do not leave this door open, it's only open now so as to be able to take a photo.
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These three shots were taken on October 20th. It was a chilly 4° F (-16° C) outside this morning and everything was coated with frost crystals. The yellow outlined area in the first shot shows the portion of the photo which is shown in second position. The third shot shows the same larch tree as shown above, note that it has now lost a large percentage of its needles.
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On October 21st we had guests for dinner and the portion of the meal which I made was this "Big Mama" stuffed squash. On the left you see it stuffed and the outer ring already inserted back into the top, the center shot shows the inner ring inserted back into the top and the right image shows it ready to put in the dish and stick in the oven. How the hell did I open it? With a hacksaw!
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