Since we’ve a firewood delivery in a couple of days, I’ve cleared some space this morning by cutting the remainder of our log pile. 

In my past few years of cutting firewood, I’ve come across some unusual forms inside pieces of wood. Old nails and wire, deep inside the wood and long grown over, are fairly common. But I like the effects of old, dead, branches or twigs being overgrown. 

In this particular piece, a couple of thin twigs had long since been overgrown, resulting in their holding the log together when I tried to cut it. 

I thought they were nails at first, they were really tough. It was easier to pull the split log apart than cut through the twigs. 

I may start to take more pictures when I come across interesting pieces of wood.