I went over to the lot this morning and the logger had already started removing stumps. It was a beautiful sight and I loved watching him work. It took about two hours total and he knocked it all out. Now we are ready for the footings guys! One small problem is that I will have to find a way to dispose of the stumps. I took some of the smaller ones to the dump, but still have a number of huge ones to deal with.

I spent the rest of the day reading and splitting firewood. In the evening I drove to the Templeton Library. I was a few minutes late for sunset but the view was still lovely. I really need to take advantage of my time here and photograph more in the evenings. It will be hard to do once the house really gets rolling and the days shorten.

I think that splitting wood must be one of the most effective upper body workouts available. At least I hope so. It sure got my heart rate up and my muscles burning. In 30 degree weather splitting wood is a great way to stay warm. In 90 degree weather it is a good way to stay miserable. I split about a trailer load and also hauled a trailer full of brush to the dump from the job site. No word from the loggers. I drove home around five and arrived at seven. The drive was lovely, but seemed long.