Rainbow - Time Glass Challenge - November 25, 2014

an autumn storm
rainbow bridges the mountains
- in early evening

G.s.k. '14

Linked to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai 

Cutting Wood - September 20, 2014

For this post inspired by Carpe Diem Haiku Kai ... I'm looking at "cutting wood".

Here in my Alpine region, though of course most of the houses are equipped with modern heating and cooking stoves, many homes also have a fireplace and/or wood burning stoves, which are put into regular use, beginning as soon as the first cold snaps, rather than turning on the central heating.

The sound of early autumn is often a concert of circular saws rather than chain saws ... since the wood that is delivered from the forestry service is usually from fallen frees or potting etc, that has been done in the woods nearby. (This is done here in Trentino to prevent forest fires among other reasons.)

Once the larger logs are cut down to size ... the sound of small axes can later be heard, cutting those larger chunks down even further into shape for the wood burning stoves or fireplaces. The smell of late autumn is burnt wood and lasts until last spring.

chain saws buzzing
in the early autumn woods
cleaning undergrowth

sharp morning whine
sawing down the firewood
early autumn chores

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splintering logs
preparing Mom's stove wood

in early morning -
late autumn afternoon
corn polenta thickens

snowy evening
chopping wood for the fireplace
chestnuts for supper

© G.s.k. '14