BURN, BABY BURN!!!
Living in the COUNTRY definitely has it's ADVANTAGES as well as it's limitations! ONE of the ADVANTAGES is that we can BURN our trash on our property rather than having to make NUMEROUS trips to the TRANSFER STATIONS to dispose of it all.
We live on nearly TWO acres with LOTS of trees, so Robert does A LOT of pruning!!! He was finally able to get to the trees outside of our fenceline that face the street. We are located on the corner of a cul-de-sac, with our landlord's home being the only other one located on our court. Anyway, Robert has received MANY compliments on how NICE things are looking since he has been able to trim our trees, giving them a MANICURED look, which has caused them to begin to GROW like crazy!!!
SO ... the BIG "B" day finally happened night before last after waiting for MONTHS of fire season to pass and COLDER, wet weather to settle in. I have a GREAT respect for FIRE, so I ALWAYS wish for us to wait until the conditions are as SAFE as possbile!!! There is also a number for us to call to find out whether or not it is a BURN DAY! Robert had wanted to start the BONFIRE during the afternoon, but after making a trip to the grocery store and speaking with my oldest son, Matt, it was postponed until evening so that Matt could join in on the FUN after finishing his day at work!!! Here are a few photos of the day's preparations, as Mark and Luke rake the PILE and give it some GOOD height. Mark EVEN retrieved our neighbor's Christmas tree to help IGNITE this BABY and put a PLEASANT smell into the air!!!
I was in the middle of CROP/CHAT at 3Scrapateers, when I was summoned to be present for the LIGHTING!!! The photo that I have posted of the BONFIRE itself, is the FIRST photo I took upon arriving at the scene! WOWEE!!! Those flames REALLY shoot up high ... kinda scary until I am certain that it is not going anywhere!!!
Mark stayed out with the fire until 3:30 am and when I awoke yesterday morning, I walked to the living room window to see whether there were still any flames or if it was simply smoldering. I had to do a DOUBLE-TAKE as I could not believe my eyes!!! Curled up in a ball and sleeping on Robert's folding sports chair was the MOST precious sight I have seen in some time ... our DARLING Chloe had spent the night in the warmth of the fire's heat rather than in her dog house!!! It was TOO cold outside for me to EVEN think to grab a snap of her to add to our WONDERFUL event! Perhaps I shall catch her there again next time!!!
Have a BEAUTIFUL weekend and BE SAFE if you are travelling the roads during the THREE-DAY weekend in celebration of President's Day!
P.S. We just MIGHT be getting a dusting of SNOW here in the foothills this weekend, so I have my camera batteries charging at this VERY moment in anticipation of capturing a few SNOWFLAKES and, perhaps, a few photos of the family sledding!!! Here's HOPING ...
We live on nearly TWO acres with LOTS of trees, so Robert does A LOT of pruning!!! He was finally able to get to the trees outside of our fenceline that face the street. We are located on the corner of a cul-de-sac, with our landlord's home being the only other one located on our court. Anyway, Robert has received MANY compliments on how NICE things are looking since he has been able to trim our trees, giving them a MANICURED look, which has caused them to begin to GROW like crazy!!!
SO ... the BIG "B" day finally happened night before last after waiting for MONTHS of fire season to pass and COLDER, wet weather to settle in. I have a GREAT respect for FIRE, so I ALWAYS wish for us to wait until the conditions are as SAFE as possbile!!! There is also a number for us to call to find out whether or not it is a BURN DAY! Robert had wanted to start the BONFIRE during the afternoon, but after making a trip to the grocery store and speaking with my oldest son, Matt, it was postponed until evening so that Matt could join in on the FUN after finishing his day at work!!! Here are a few photos of the day's preparations, as Mark and Luke rake the PILE and give it some GOOD height. Mark EVEN retrieved our neighbor's Christmas tree to help IGNITE this BABY and put a PLEASANT smell into the air!!!
I was in the middle of CROP/CHAT at 3Scrapateers, when I was summoned to be present for the LIGHTING!!! The photo that I have posted of the BONFIRE itself, is the FIRST photo I took upon arriving at the scene! WOWEE!!! Those flames REALLY shoot up high ... kinda scary until I am certain that it is not going anywhere!!!
Mark stayed out with the fire until 3:30 am and when I awoke yesterday morning, I walked to the living room window to see whether there were still any flames or if it was simply smoldering. I had to do a DOUBLE-TAKE as I could not believe my eyes!!! Curled up in a ball and sleeping on Robert's folding sports chair was the MOST precious sight I have seen in some time ... our DARLING Chloe had spent the night in the warmth of the fire's heat rather than in her dog house!!! It was TOO cold outside for me to EVEN think to grab a snap of her to add to our WONDERFUL event! Perhaps I shall catch her there again next time!!!
Have a BEAUTIFUL weekend and BE SAFE if you are travelling the roads during the THREE-DAY weekend in celebration of President's Day!
P.S. We just MIGHT be getting a dusting of SNOW here in the foothills this weekend, so I have my camera batteries charging at this VERY moment in anticipation of capturing a few SNOWFLAKES and, perhaps, a few photos of the family sledding!!! Here's HOPING ...
posted by Linda Walton aka BobbysGirlForever at 2:43 PM
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