Fun with Pyromania

I've mentioned before that the burning season in Oakham is from January 15 until May 1. Permits are free and can be obtained online. Any time that you want to burn, you call the number on the permit to see if the Fire Department feels that the weather conditions are right and to get their authorization (they probably limit the number of fires each day).

Obviously you don't want to burn when it's too dry, too windy or when it's raining. A light covering of snow on the ground doesn't hurt. Light snow flurries are optimal.

I started this burn season with five burn piles. Three were right next to each other so it made sense to burn them at the same time. Neighbor Jim offered to help and, once he sized up the situation, we got the middle pile burning good and then used his Kubota backhoe to pull the other two piles over into the flames. Those piles were off to the left of where our wildlife camera was pointed so we only got pictures of the tractor moving in and out of frame.

This week, I decided to try the next pile by myself and, as it happened, the burn was mid frame. The following is one of the 48 movie clips that were taken.

A little diesel helps things along!

I still have one pile to burn. It's out on the other side of our leach field close to Barre Road. This last pile will be a bit different. The others were primarily multiflora rose vines which were horribly tangled up with each other. This one is mostly tree branches.

It's still a long time until May so I might still cut some more brush and get it burned. We'll have to see.

-JC-