Working by Moonlight

I am not the fastest to get going in the morning especially when its dark and cold outside. There always seems to be plenty to do before I can leave, so at this time of year I tend to end up working into the twilight and sometimes by torchlight until I become accustomed to the early evenings again.



For a couple of evenings recently the moon has helped out, casting a cold blue light over the work site and I couldn't help trying to take some photos of the contrast with the warm red light from the dying fire..






There is a tawny owl in the woods very close to the site . As the light fades I sit in a chair and I can hear her (apparwntly you can tell because the females call the males 'twit' whereas as the males call to the females 'twoo'!) as she moves round the fire.




It seems as if I've been on this job for ever and it has taken a lot longer than I anticipated but I've finished enough timber for various projects as well as bits and pieces for friends. There is still more to mill up but I've finished the work at the site for now and spent some time clearing up. Very little will be wasted as the offcuts will go to make firewood shelters at my charcoal site, if not for more chairs (they seem to be much appreciated by all, and I have a couple of orders already).


I've left quite some of the timber as 'waney edge' boards, a little different and more rustic than what you buy at B&Q, but I can rip them down later to square them off if needs be. Unwanted logs will go to the firewood pile on the commons and the last task is to move the sawn timber from the site to a more sheltered location.

It will take a few days to complete this in between other jobs, even with the help of the tractor and trailer.