Thinking Out Loud

Burn, Baby Burn.

Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 7:37 pm.

The weather finally cooperated tonight and our 6 ft. tall pile of leaves, limbs and twigs; known as “Tree Crap”, had to go.  A call to the local fire department for a ‘burn permit’ (that’s how you do in the country), and it was time to scare even the bravest of hot dogs away.

Here is the heaping creature known as Tree Crap.

Pre-Blaze 

This is the part that feels good after spending days raking and hauling Tree Crap droppings. (Notice roof line vs. height of leaping flames.)

Blaze

I’d like to tell you I worked hard on this, but alas, it was my pyro-technic wife who took care of the evil deed!  (Hey, I’m the staff photographer.)

Post-Blaze

A smoldering pile of Tree Crap.  Trees: 1479  Humans: 19

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  • http://growthumbles.blogspot.com Curtis

    Just tell me someone broke out some marshmallows or hot dogs to cook over that darn big fire. M mm I can almost taste S more’s!

    • http://www.geakz.com Geakz

      Growthumbs: You would never have gotten close enough with a marshmallow – way too HOT! I’d say I couldn’t get within 6ft of the fire. You need to go eat something.

      • http://growthumbles.blogspot.com Curtis

        That is a hot fire. Sounded good anyway. :)

  • http://maniaravings.com Jaffer

    Whoa ! That’s an awesome fire ! So the firefighters were also there when it burned (just in case) ?

    You’ve a beautiful backyard !

    • http://www.geakz.com Geakz

      Jaffer – no firefighters. Just us and a garden hose at the ready! The yard is nice but with 30 oak trees it’s a full time job of picking up tree droppings. Blossoms in the spring, acorns and leaves in the fall, and sticks and dead limbs all year round! Bring your rake.