Mic Manley Men

As the song states, “What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours”.

Perhaps twelve hours in bed, another beautiful day or the surprise that both brothers and my nephew Matt would be here to help me cut firewood “fired up my energy levels”. I started my day with a four mile trail run finishing the run to be greeted by my brother Bill awaiting me at the end of the driveway. It was then I learned that Tim and Matt would be joining us to haul in firewood for the coming cold weather.

Joined by Patrick and Kevin we had quite the wood cutting crew, soon working as well oiled machine. The saw, in the sure hands of Bill hummed along only stopping for fuel, bar oil and eventually an exchange of the chain. Wood blew apart from mauls slung with brute force by Tim, Matt and Patrick. Wood was stacked and delivered wheel barrel load after another by Kevin. My role, I was told was to supervise, even so I still managed to put forth enough effort to end my day feeling wonderfully tired.

Six Mic Manley men working together don't cut six times the amount of wood, it's more like ten. At the end of the day I looked at the woodpile, now swelled with a supply to last most of the winter and all I could do was smile.

Thanks Men........... Mike