Firewood

A large part of my winter and pre winter activities seem to revolve around gathering, sawing and splitting firewood. Here on Kawau we are fortunate to have virtually unlimited supplies of Kanuka which is one of the best fire fuels you can get.
If I am really organised, I start the process in late Summer/early Autumn by selecting the trees that have fallen over or died during the previous year.
These get dragged/carried to the house and stock piled ready for cutting to length and splitting.
Over a period of a week or so, dependant on my enthuisiasm and energy levels,I cut all the trunks to the right length and then split them ready to go into the fire.
The final process is stacking all the cut and split pieces in the firewood bin by the back door.
If I have done the job properly, there will be enough fire wood to last the winter. If not, I will have to top it up part way through.
It's hard physical work, but you feel very virtuous when it's all done.
The real reward come of course on a cold winter evening when you enjoy a toast warm house without using any electricity.