We had some rain last night, so I was glad I had put a tarp over the new load of firewood that had been delivered earlier. This morning we had a break, so I was able to get in about 4 hours of splitting and stacking before the rain resumed. One stubborn piece of cedar, full of knots, tested my patience. I almost gave it one more very hard blow when I thought I spotted some legs. I poked a small stick into the cave-like crack under a knot when a bark beetle dwelling there exited out of the back side of the log. It was probably still too cold to run away quickly when I first exposed its hiding place, so I had time to run inside to get my camera. I have another 1 1/2 cords to go, so I'll make sure I keep the camera nearby when I start splitting again. I almost forgot how exciting it was last fall.
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