Burn Day

Every year, for a month or two, there is an open burn season out here in the country. We pile up our windfallen branches, dead Christmas tree, scraps of wood from projects, and even accept offerings from our town friends (I think one year we had at least 6 dead Christmas trees on the pile!). Burn day is a big deal around here, a chance to gather up the refuse of the winter and have it all be gone in just one afternoon without the expense of hauling it away to the landfill.

The initial "WOOF!" of the pile bursting into exuberant flame happened while the kids were safely napping in their rooms, but once the flames were significantly smaller and much safer to be around, they were happy to join in the fun.


Carrying boxes to be burned up...

Resting in the warmth of the flames...

Who can resist!...