Rhetorical question: If a fire burns and nobody notices it, was a land use policy violated?
The question posed is entirely rhetorical and hypothetical. It really has nothing at all to do with the following pictures, which were taken in.... well... my back yard.... yeh, that's the ticket... they were taken in my back yard.
Morning walk in the local woods (like I said, my back yard) trying to get my addled mind clear before talking to adults in the working world. Light rain falling. Mixed woods with plenty of pine trees...
The trick here is to practice making fire without mucking up the area for those who come along later (and visit my back yard). Coffee can bottom makes a small fire base to minimize the damage. Shavings are courtesy of my Buck 500.
fire practice 1 by Pinnah, on Flickr
The small fire plate favors a "log cabin" style fire.
fire practice 2 by Pinnah, on Flickr
I'm not opposed to "cheating" a bit. A small cache of pre-cut tack cloth rides in the fanny pack. Wrapped around a twig, it makes an easy to control torch.
fire practice 3 by Pinnah, on Flickr
The torch makes it easy to get the flame in the middle of the shaving bundle.
fire practice 4 by Pinnah, on Flickr
Nice to smell the fire while feeling the woods (in my back yard) hiss with rain.
fire practice 5 by Pinnah, on Flickr
After the fire dies out, it's super easy to douse with water and dispose with the ash and cinders in a safe place. No fuss. No muss. And back to the world of keyboards....
The question posed is entirely rhetorical and hypothetical. It really has nothing at all to do with the following pictures, which were taken in.... well... my back yard.... yeh, that's the ticket... they were taken in my back yard.
Morning walk in the local woods (like I said, my back yard) trying to get my addled mind clear before talking to adults in the working world. Light rain falling. Mixed woods with plenty of pine trees...
The trick here is to practice making fire without mucking up the area for those who come along later (and visit my back yard). Coffee can bottom makes a small fire base to minimize the damage. Shavings are courtesy of my Buck 500.
fire practice 1 by Pinnah, on Flickr
The small fire plate favors a "log cabin" style fire.
fire practice 2 by Pinnah, on Flickr
I'm not opposed to "cheating" a bit. A small cache of pre-cut tack cloth rides in the fanny pack. Wrapped around a twig, it makes an easy to control torch.
fire practice 3 by Pinnah, on Flickr
The torch makes it easy to get the flame in the middle of the shaving bundle.
fire practice 4 by Pinnah, on Flickr
Nice to smell the fire while feeling the woods (in my back yard) hiss with rain.
fire practice 5 by Pinnah, on Flickr
After the fire dies out, it's super easy to douse with water and dispose with the ash and cinders in a safe place. No fuss. No muss. And back to the world of keyboards....
