The hardest thing to do is figure out how to get rid of the stumps. They're burnable if you let them sit for a couple years or if you douse them with $4 a gallon diesel fuel.
Otherwise, it takes three or four bonfires to burn them down enough to knock the dirt off so you can burn the rest of them.
Staying true to our constant experimenting, we decided to try burying them, to see how that works. It could take a while to find out. Hopefully about 50 years, so it'll be someone elses problem. I could run for office with an attitude like that.
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| From 2012-05-03 |
We had some excellent help this time. Elders Davis and Dempsey were animals, and dragged logs to the bonfire without rest. It was great to have some help and we were amazed at the progress we made and very thankful for their help. I hoped they enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed having them there.
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| From 2012-05-03 |
Suz was our dedicated driver. She'd back the quad in and pull out logs as we cut them up with the chainsaw. She got pretty good at figuring out how to gun it at exactly the right moment to yank trees out of the tangle.
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| From 2012-05-03 |
It was sooo hot close to fire. At it's full height, it was difficult to get close enough to even toss the brush on. It's rather unpleasant to get close to an inferno on a hot day.
Lately, Sawyer has this thing where he likes to fall down and pretend like he's helpless and can't get up. I've taken to teasing him about looking like "Christina's World". See the picture below and judge for yourself.
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| From 2012-05-03 |
| From 2012-05-03 |
I might have to try a new painting called "Sawyer's World". Maybe it'll make me famous and have people asking, "why is that boy laying there" , and " What is he thinking? " , or "It's so mysterious".
We worked the poor missionaries hard, but they didn't show any ill effects. They probably could have gone a couple more hours.
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| From 2012-05-03 |
After we finished cutting and burning, we decided to stop and smell the daisies. It been nice to see all the wildflower patches popping up this spring. It's too bad they don't last longer. They're very pretty.
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| From 2012-05-03 |
After working so hard all afternoon, we decided to take it easy doing some target practice. The time was finally right to break out the deer target that has been waiting patiently in the garage since christmas. It was pretty cool using a deer for practice. I hope the added realism pays off this fall.
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| From 2012-05-03 |
The shooting range. It's starting to look really pretty.
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| From 2012-05-03 |
When we left for the night, SuperMoon was just poking it's head out. I wish I would have had my good camera, but the point-and-shoot did ok.
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| From 2012-05-03 |
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