The winds kicked up over night and, after a very light dusting of snow, the sky cleared. The result was a very frigid day. The high was only 23 degrees while the low was 12. The winds made it feel a lot colder.
I did go out hunting yesterday but only stayed out for a couple of hours. I walked the southwestern property line, stopping to sit for a half hour or more at a time at several points, but saw no deer and no new deer tracks.
There were very few sounds of gun fire off in the distance. The guys from Lancaster who have a camp down the hill are gone. The guys from New Jersey who have a camp up the hill are also gone--probably back to NJ for Saturday's opening day of firearms season.
I built a fire in the fireplace yesterday when it became obvious that the afternoon temperatures were not going to get above the freezing mark. With the double walled fire box and air circulating fan (it pulls air from the basement, circulates it around the firebox, and then blows it out into the first floor living area) raised the house temperature from around 63 degrees to 70 degrees. The fire was allowed to burn down over night, but when the temperatures today proved to be even colder than yesterday, I built another fire around 2 PM and will be adding some more logs between now (5:30 PM) and around 10 PM.
4 comments:
A fire in the fireplace sounds nice! The hubby is hoping for better deer luck when muzzle loading season starts - Dec. 15.
I love the smell of wood burning in a fireplace. Cozy! :)
RT, that's one of the small problems with the modern, efficient fireplaces/wood stoves. Nearly all of them are so air tight that you have to go outside to smell the wood burning. Some have screens you can put on the front in lieu of a door, but then most of your heat goes up the chimney.
I will burn goat shit to stay warm. Hell with the smell!
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