Silent Sunday

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Eliza Waters

Firewood

About Eliza Waters

Gardener, writer, photographer, naturalist
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70 Responses to Silent Sunday

  3. cindy knoke says:
    September 14, 2019 at 11:50 pm

    Wonderful textures!

  4. Anne says:
    September 15, 2019 at 12:37 am

    All Stocked (stacked) up!

  6. Frogend_dweller says:
    September 15, 2019 at 1:39 am

    Great picture and so many messages conveyed!

  7. Murtagh's Meadow says:
    September 15, 2019 at 4:04 am

    All ready for the winter Eliza. Lovely textures on this photo:)

  8. Alice says:
    September 15, 2019 at 5:09 am

    That’s a great & necessary stash! Just curious…do you have that delivered or do you and spouse like to split wood?

  9. jenanita01 says:
    September 15, 2019 at 5:23 am

    I take it you have heard about the hard winter we can expect?

  11. Treah Pichette says:
    September 15, 2019 at 5:42 am

    I love this one!

  13. Joanna says:
    September 15, 2019 at 7:10 am

    A well-stocked woodshed! You are better prepared already than we are. We just put a tarp over ours and then I have to dig it out of the snow all winter! 😀 We use a lot of wood because this old farmhouse isn’t insulated.

  14. Robin says:
    September 15, 2019 at 7:33 am

    That says a lot! It’s also a reminder to me that we should get busy. 🙂

  16. Jewels says:
    September 15, 2019 at 8:50 am

    Looks like you’re all set for some nice cozy fires as we near the Autumn Equinox! 😍🔥

    • Eliza Waters says:
      September 15, 2019 at 11:37 am

      Yes, indeed we are. There have been a couple of cool nights, but I won’t start a fire until at least October, solely on principle. There will months of feeding the wood stove ahead and I’m not in a rush, ha!

  17. Reed Andariese says:
    September 15, 2019 at 9:17 am

    Very nice Eliza! Love the textures & color tones!

  18. arlingwoman says:
    September 15, 2019 at 9:20 am

    That’s a nice woodshed! Laurie stole my line. A fire inside is so comforting–and having the wood to make them must be even more so.

  19. AmyRose🌹 says:
    September 15, 2019 at 9:37 am

    *Sigh sigh* A reminder …. Must you? The image is outstanding between composition(!), texture and contrast. Really nice! Don’t know about you but I’ve been in my gardens getting ready for Winter. This year, on account of all the rain we’ve had, and the concern about “fungus”, I’m cutting down everything that I usually leave for die-back. Then I am doing all gardens with a good dose of fertilizer. Feedback, Eliza: I have two very small Rose of Sharons (babies) that began growing when the larger bush died. I MUST protect these babies both from the Winter Winds and from the deer. Any ideas? I was thinking of surrounding them with stakes and then wrapping burlap around those. Would that work do you think? Last year the deer hit the “new” Rose of Sharons, shocking one and actually killing another. Or so I thought. There is now green leaves sprouting which I plan on nurturing all the way to adulthood.

    • Eliza Waters says:
      September 15, 2019 at 11:29 am

      Thank you, Amy. Yes, as much as we hate to admit it, summer is about done. Fall is okay, but what follows? Forgeddaboutit! 😉
      Those darn deer, so destructive! I’ve given up growing anything they like. (And slugs, too.) As they say, you can’t fight nature. (sigh)
      Your stake and burlap idea sounds like a good one. I have to do that to my hollies. A friend has had good luck with draping 3/4″ plastic netting over big stuff. They might get a bite here or there, but not enough to kill the plant.

      • AmyRose🌹 says:
        September 15, 2019 at 2:22 pm

        Hmmmm ….. Thank you for the tips. I was thinking of putting some type of screening on the top of the enclosure so those darn deer don’t reach over the burlap. I’ll keep the 3/4″ netting in mind. That might be easier.

  20. Kris P says:
    September 15, 2019 at 10:19 am

    I’d say you’re ready!

  21. bayphotosbydonna says:
    September 15, 2019 at 12:13 pm

    Wood is always an interesting subject to me, I love this creative shot, Eliza. Looks like you’re getting prepared for those chilly autumn evenings! Where’d summer go, we all keeping asking ourselves…. 🙂

  22. belindagroverphotography says:
    September 15, 2019 at 12:44 pm

    Lovely shot Eliza. It looks like you’re getting prepared…

  23. eschudel says:
    September 15, 2019 at 12:49 pm

    I guess it is September, after all!

  25. Irene says:
    September 15, 2019 at 1:41 pm

    Contrasting wood textures. Love it! 😊

  26. A Curious Introvert says:
    September 15, 2019 at 2:16 pm

    This wonderful photo is a favorite!!🙂

  27. C.S. Young Jr. says:
    September 15, 2019 at 8:16 pm

    Cool texture and shapes! My dad would make me come outside in the cold and help split wood with a chisel and sledgehammer. And then, bring the wood inside and stack in the bin next to our fireplace. I would sometimes complain, but it was really our special time together. And I always enjoyed the warm crackling fire.

  28. Widdershins says:
    September 15, 2019 at 9:06 pm

    Sure sign of the change of seasons. 🙂

  29. Maria says:
    September 16, 2019 at 8:07 pm

    This is so poetic and allegorical!

  30. Sagittarius Viking says:
    September 17, 2019 at 9:29 am

    Well prepared! I like the sight of stacked wood. Peaceful in its own way.

  31. naturebackin says:
    September 19, 2019 at 3:42 pm

    Great photo – it conveys so much.

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