Actually this is the second try already. First one lasted just couple of days a few weeks back. I am more optimistic for this run though, because weather is generally colder now, and it would require a true warm spell of air to get rid of all this whiteness.

What this means in practice is that now you have chance to see some winter pictures, in case you already grew tired with my autumn set. I try to get the pictures online tomorrow, so check back.

There have been very few pictures of actual log homes and the reason for that is that I live in capital area and log homes don’t go too well with general urban building code. I will travel to countryside for the Christmas and then I will have abundant supply of various log homes. Unfortunately that will be even a longer wait.

This site is about celebration of log homes. Sometimes my wife asks me why is it that I like log homes over stone houses? In general terms I would like to quote Ralph Kylloe, author of “The Rustic Cabin: Design & Architecture”. He thinks that the rustic lifestyle is more popular today because,

“We spend our days in buildings made of Sheetrock and filled with highly manipulated furniture and we drive our metal vehicles on concrete roads. We crave nature, but we also don’t want to give up the luxuries that the modern world offers.” (Quote over here)

I couldn’t agree more with Ralph also I would like to add that even my wife considers stone homes just as natural as log homes there is still this clear difference that most people are able to build log homes given some persistence, but stone homes require too much skill to erect. Log home is my choice, because I feel so close to the material it is made of.