The joy of bringing in wood

Today was a beautiful, mild day, perfect for working outdoors. I spent part of it doing late fall mowing (after finally getting the mower going - that's been a problem) and also working on wood. We had two cords delivered today - green wood for next year - and I'm still bringing in wood that's been down a while. I fully agree with Henry David Thoreau (despite the recent New Yorker article that trashed him) that a man looks at his woodpile with affection.

     Mary Azarian's rendering of Thoreau 

               My woodpile