I love hand-splitting the firewood....no, really I do. It's good exercise and the feeling of accomplishment makes up for the hassle. That being said, the last cord of wood was purchased already split. I'm not a glutton for punishment....we go through a lot of wood.

We've had some rain in the past couple of days--good for the waterfall aficionados and the ATV'ers. This one is just a tiny little 'fall near Wagner's Falls.

I've been re-doing the front of our office; adding places to sit, making a flowerbed and trying to give it a homey feel. The flowerbed is tough-going; the ground outside the office is rock hard, so I'm carting wheelbarrows full of dirt up from the woods. I'll post a pic of the flowerbed when it's finished.