Comments on: Firewood, lillies, roses… and a hole in the ground (a “photos and captions only” post)

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:36:58 +0000

Mel – I was impressed with the size of the hole.

Those vertical pale lines are part of the porch/decking, which I’m sure you probably recognized.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:34:57 +0000

Betsy – A mess is right. Since we seldom use the fireplace, this wood will last a really long time. Earlier this year, we burned about three times as much wood as is stacked up because it had rotted too badly to be of much use. I hope to be able to better protect this new stuff, but we’ve got several tree downed in January 2008 that we have yet to deal with — and a couple of these trees are well over 12 inches in diameter.

Dot – Thanks! We’ve also done a little trimming of a few other branches while we were cleaning up the mess.

Ramana – We seldom use the fireplace. It’s more of a backup should we lose power. We are considering setting up something that will allow us to have a “camp fire” in the yard with a small fire that we might use for some modest cooking on occasion.

Debo Hobo – Well, when I end up having to dispose of it years later because it was too rotten to use, then we had too much firewood.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:39:11 +0000

Wow, that is an awesome hole in the ground!

I really like the tiger lily with the contrasting dark background and the red, red roses with the vertical pale lines behind them.
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By: Debo Hobo

Debo Hobo — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:30:38 +0000

Woo Wee!!! that is a big ole mess!

Can never have too much fire wood, right?
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By: rummuser

rummuser — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:53:06 +0000

Mike, I wonder if all the firewood that you have chain sawed will be used by you in a fireplace or to cook. Will you chop them further down to more manageable sizes? Would seem that they should last you for a few years!
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By: Dot

Dot — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:21:45 +0000

I like that — photos and captions only. You have been warned.

Too bad you had so much damage and cleanup. It’s a lot of work keeping up with Mother Nature even when she doesn’t unleash a severe storm. Your flower photos are absolutely gorgeous. Daylilies are one of my all-time favorite flowers. In fact, I actually bought some roots on eBay to grow them at my condo, since I couldn’t find anyone who had them to share with me. Unfortunately, I got sick and couldn’t plant them until it was too late. But at least I can look at your photos!
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By: Betsy

Betsy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:32:36 +0000

Hi Mike – Wow, what a mess! Glad you could get so much fireplace fodder out of it. Your daylily photos are lovely. We don’t expect ours to bloom until after July 1 in Minnesota, so it was nice to get an early peek at them. Our roses seem to be going to town, too.
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