A sun kissed mountain

[Old Dog]

As fall arrives, we notice how a few local trees turn spectacular colors

I am blessed with mountains covered with aspen trees and oak and squaw brush.
These things make the colors even more diverse.
here is a few shots of a couple mountains and a canyon or two that were just kissed long enough by the sun to give a good shot.
And then the sun dove back behind the clouds.
But after a spectacular and colorful view
how could you have a bad day?

 

[Mental Granny]

Beautiful pics so where are the ones with the grandkids in them?

 

[wesfrye53]

Some pretty colors in those pics!

 

[Magic Fingers]

I so love the fall colors. Our aspens are so bright right now and the larch/tamaracks will be turning soon.
We are expected to get more snow this week and be down in the teens!!

Great pictures, thanks for sharing.

Donna

 

[rmptr]

Looks peaceful!

rmptr

 

[Old Dog]

Looks peaceful!

rmptr

Not just peaceful...
absolutely perfect as a day goes.
Short of finding the "big one" it couldn't have been better.

Thom

 

[stoney56]

Great pics Thom! Makes me want to head back to Golden! Then thing I like is you can take the same identical pic once a month and see 12 different scenes.

 

[Old Dog]

Jeff,
there is nothing like an aspen forrest when it turns.
You have to be there at the right moment.

A day early and it is just blotchy
a day late and it is bare.

This was the day.
and the clouds parted just enough to let me catch it.
Like I said it doesn't get too much better than this.

Golden is nice but I prefer the other side of the state.
The Golden side is all citified and grown up with folks ...
too busy to look at what they really came here to see.

I take my time and look.
then I go back to work and the customers have to stop and look with me
because I bring the pictures back with me.

I hear a lot of people say they wish they could get out and see these places.
but for some reason or another they always seem to miss out.
Not enough time in a day.
Gas is too expensive

I say...
A minute lost , is lost forever.
Get out, go look.
Smell the air.
spring smells different than fall summer smells different than winter.
Listen to the sounds, Leaves actually make noise when they fall.

I spent today fishing with Kathy in the morning.
The afternoon and evening was spent splitting elm stumps and stacking wood.
Tomorrow I'll do it again ... if I can move. LOL
in the morning I may sit and have coffee by my wood pile and just sit and smell the wood for a while.

 

[Mental Granny]

Sounds like wonderful day! At least I know since your gathering firewood you'll be warm this winter!

 

[Old Dog]

A start.
this was the pile a month ago.
there is double that now.
by the end of Oct. there will be between 9 and 11 chords.

 

[Mental Granny]

How many cords do you use to keep warm (and I know it varys with how cold it gets)

 

[Old Dog]

It depends on the winter of course but it has a lot to do with the house as well.
I keep the back of the house a bit on the open side as there is a large dog door.
But the house is all on one level and is close to 2,400 square feet.
The reason I keep it open a little is to allow for new (fresh) air in the house

I have a special placement of one single cheap box fan.
This fan efficiently moves the warm air throughout the entire house.
All in all on average between 6 and 9 chords will keep this place toasty.
The more hardwood in the pile... the less it takes.
If it is all pine... I would burn 11 chords.

 

[Cynangyl]

gorgeous pics!! So glad you managed to catch that perfect moment for us! Pretty glad you got to enjoy it too! Glad to see the pile is getting larger and we know you will be warm this winter!

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Beautiful Fall color! Funny how differeent the foliage is there than here. Still a bit before we peak, but it's starting to get pretty.

I'm glad you took the time to stop and enjoy, time flies too fast not to. How did the wood smell?

 

[Old Dog]

Kim,

Red elm has a bitter malty smell with a tiny bit of chocolate mixed in.
it will make you hungry if you drink it in with your coffee.

Glad it isn't black elm.
That stuff smells like someone peed on a fire. LOL

Thom

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Kim,

Red elm has a bitter malty smell with a tiny bit of chocolate mixed in.
it will make you hungry if you drink it in with your coffee.

Glad it isn't black elm.
That stuff smells like someone peed on a fire. LOL

Thom

Some of our oak smells like a male cat in heat peed directly on the wood!

But I love the smell of the Hubby after he has cut a cord of pine with the chainsaw. They should market that stuff.

I'm going to have to get me some red elm........Just to go with my coffee.

Fresh cut grass, or fresh cut wood? Decisions, decisions?

 

[rmptr]

WoW!

What a pile of firewood!

and I can certainly see it's stacked VERY nicely...

That's hard work!

Best
rmptr

 

[Old Dog]

WoW!

What a pile of firewood!

and I can certainly see it's stacked VERY nicely...

That's hard work!

Best
rmptr

Thanks Buddy,
It isn't just me, Kathy is half of this joint concern.
The pile stretches 28 feet long, a row is 20 inches wide but for the calculator I only use 18 inches (1.5 feet)
It is stacked level with the top of the fence which is 6 feet tall.
I am well over half of a third row now and expect to have two more.

somewhere between 9 and 11 chords.

Thom

 

[Hemisteve]

Pretty pics Old Dog,
The Rockies are much more scenic in the fall than the Sierra Nevada's.

You can NEVER have too much wood put up. We ran out last year at the end of March, so this year two extra cords just in case for a total of 7.
We are way over due for massive snowfall out west, and the critters appear to have been a little busier this year than in the past. So I have been a little busier myself.
A little sweat now will save $$$ this winter.
Steve

 

[Old Dog]

I try to set up for the "Bad one" every year. LOL
That way my wood gathering is tempered with fishing time.
Split the day half and half
cut wood when it's cool and fish when it's not

A nice shady spot and a line with nothing but a sinker.
The game warden comes by and asks "Why don't you have a hook on that line...?"
(I was nappin)
Told him "I was having such a nice time fishing,
I didn't want a fish to come by and interupt".

The other half is spent cutting, splitting and stacking wood.
I am a firm believer in the cut it and split it notion.
put the split wood in the truck ... keep the mess in the woods.
I rarely have much of a mess to clean up in the spring because of this idea.
Just a hint from an old wood heater.
conservation works at both ends, doesn't hurt to go a bit easy on you too.

Someone might get the impression I have done this a couple times.
I get absolutely bent out of shape if the gas furnace comes on.

The gas company knows I have a gas furnace
so they come out three or four times a month to check the meter. LOL
the only other appliance I have that runs on gas is the water heater.
I use less than the minimum usage for any given month.
That is unusual for any place. LOL

my average utility bill is still less than $130.00 per month
Year round.

Thom