Dipping the Ocean Dry

in GEMS19 days ago

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Happy Festivus/ Merry Christmas

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My Christmas cactus is in full bloom!

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Well it has been a bit since I've found my way back over to Hive. However when I return, I am always pleased to see that my friends on Hive are hiving right along.

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Many of the logs are 16 to 18 inches in length. They are also extremely heavy!

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As my title reads, I have been trying to dip the proverbial ocean dry; which to my mind means attempting to do the near impossible. As has been my custom now for several months, most mornings find me making the 30 minute drive to my lake lot where I spend much of the day cutting logs, then loading logs into my trailer and then unloading logs at the recycle place. About the only change has been on a few recent mornings I about froze my patootie off! Although I love the work, I must admit my progress is quite slow. I attribute this to having only two speeds slow and slower due to my advanced age! Yet with old age seems to come stubbornness so, much like the salmon that throws himself against the rocks trying to go upstream, I continue on in the drudgery of the slog.

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Merry Christmas, friends!

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That cactus is really... WOW!, but if that pole is your Christmas Tree, somebody must be part HUMBUG ! LOL...

Do many people use the wood for fire places and fire pits there? I know it's not allowed everywhere, so it may not be there, but good wood is sometimes stacked at the road with a "FREE" sign on it and it magically disappears ! That way someone else does part of the work and they are happy about it !

Merry Christmas Eve !

Yes the Pole is a Festivus tradition!

Boo !.... of course, considering the source.....

Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Have a good break before you continue your persistence.

It was quite a nice holiday, but I am eager to get back to work. It is kind of like my gym membership 😂. I wish you all the best in 2025!

Thank you.
Wishing you the best in the new year too.