{"id":20582,"date":"2022-01-02T12:05:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T19:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/?p=20582"},"modified":"2022-02-13T10:43:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T17:43:40","slug":"jan-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2022\/01\/02\/jan-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan 2 Big Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow<\/strong>.
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\nLangston Hughes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can you dig it? I did, through ice and deep snow. To try to cut enough wood for the night. I need to try to do double if I can. Another big snowstorm coming in tonight.<\/p>\n

So far, I just cut and transported the heaviest load of winter so far.<\/p>\n

I only dropped one log but had to take a rest along the way. When I got back to the chopping blocks, I saw the steel bowls I left out.<\/p>\n

Off I went to fill them full of snow for melt. When I got back inside, I was soaked in sweat and tired out. Chopping would happen later.<\/p>\n

I did notice that my predator was stalking me. The big cat spent some time at my woodpile where I was cutting, then followed in my footsteps up to the door.<\/p>\n

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Finished chopping what I had cut. Three of the block were very heavy, meaning wet wood. That would not throw much heat.<\/p>\n

Now I just needed to refill the bird feeder and hang it outside. The big cat was not interested in the tiny chickadees. It would take a hundred of those to make a meal. It was more interested in a 200 pounder in snow boots.<\/p>\n

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