When the rain comes

The rain has come to Mendocino, so I’ve shut the garage door and I’m running the fans to keep the wood dry and ready to be used. I enjoy the care that goes along with a timber collection - drying it, understanding each tree. These trees stood alone in the woods their entire lives, or worst case, in cities - with no help or shelter their entire lives.  Now I’m trying to give is space to relax without cracking, time, the right moisture and temperature, for years before it’s ready for its next transformation.