Day of "Rest"

Today was to be a day of rest and recovery.

In the morning I removed snow from the front and back decks, stairs, walkways and around several gates.

Removal includes using a shovel as well as a broom which provides texture which prevents slippery surfaces.

I was more than ready for breakfast.

After breakfast, we donned our snowshoes and walked one kilometer downhill and a far more demanding one kilometer uphill through the woods.

After lunch, we moved thirty 40 pound bags of compressed wood pellets which will be burned in the furnace; this our primary heat source.

Normally there are 50 bags on each pallet and we can easily move the ton of pellets on a pallet with the tractor. This year there are 65 bags per pallet. We have pallet forks for our tractor but this is too much weight to move them safely and it might damage the tractor. If we remove some of the bags from the top, we may use the tractor to reposition the pallet and remaining bags.

After dinner, I found it very hard to stay awake.