Sweet Sounds….of a Chainsaw? (4 Comments)
I can’t recall how many Saturday mornings when I was young I awoke to the sound of a chain saw- sometimes far away, sometimes close by. It is a familiar sound to me. Almost comforting.
The Col. fired up his chainsaw to clean up the fallen tree the other day.
(He has his chainsaw in hand but for some reason the thumbnail cuts it off. Click for the larger view.)
The Girls came running in to tell me that the chainsaw was loud. I realized they hadn’t heard that sound very often in their young lives.
We hauled the branches to a pile to wait until the burn ban for the summer is lifted and the Powers That Be decide that the conditions are suitable to torch it.
The chainsaw started acting up after most of the smaller branches had been cut off. Poor chainsaw hadn’t had to work in ages so it was a bit cantankerous. The larger stuff still needs to be taken care of but at least we could water the thirsty grass that had been underneath all those branches.
It’s going to be quite a bonfire when we get to light the pile.
I know what you mean. My dad is a carpenter and I get the same feeling whenever I hear a table saw. 🙂
Comment by Elizardbreath — July 9, 2008 @ 4:40 pm
(unrelatedly, nice shirt)
(I can’t express how much I like this blog)
Comment by kn. — July 10, 2008 @ 6:20 am
Oh my gosh! Same for me with waking up to a chainsaw (but then again our Dad’s are brothers and are similar in many ways). It was always comforting wasn’t it? Strange. And I always loved Dad’s cologne… the essence of wood chips and pitch :~). Such great memories! Oh, and by the way, nice chainsaw, it looks like a Stihl (I’m assuming since mine looks just like that but with a shorter blade), a good choice, hence a good man.
Comment by Liesel — July 10, 2008 @ 6:43 am
kn- Yes, we both still have our shirts commemorating that great harvest year. /sarcasm off/ Sarcasm about that year, not the shirts. I am sure part of the fun is actually knowing us!
Liesel- yep, I thought it might be the same for you. 🙂 Yes, it’s a Stihl. It was commented that it was a bit large for the project but it made things go easy. It’s one The Col. has had for quite a long time, before me in fact. He corrected me in that it ran quite well for sitting unused for so long but then it’s fuel filter clogged towards the end. I just wanted to use the word “cantankerous”. It would have been a good title- “Cantankerous Chainsaw” but I have sworn off “C” titles.
Those sounds and smells from childhood sure stick with a person. Praise God ours are good memories!
Comment by JustMe — July 10, 2008 @ 3:50 pm