"We start from the premise that heating a house with wood, partly or totally, is environmentally appropriate (conditionally) and economically beneficial. That doing it is physically healthful, and that experiencing it is comforting to the body and soothing to the spirit." From The Wood Heat Organization, Inc.

Firewood Pile OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder): Once the wood pile has achieved a steady state and is well stocked, the tendency of the caretaker to obsessively view, think about, brag on, and tend the "work of art." From gggGary, contributor to woodheat@yahoogroups.com
How to Prepare Your Firewood

This is a wonderful firewood sculpture by Alastair Heseltine, a Canadian living in the Pacific Northwest. Visit his web site: http//www.alastairheseltine.com
It has been said that a long straight row of firewood standing in the yard in springtime is like money in the bank. It is indeed. As it dries in the summer sunshine, you're collecting interest.
Old Fashioned Fireplace