Country Life Requires a "Brush Burning Pile"
Rural Living
Huge burning piles are frightening and that is when you call on the neighbors to help. No one wants to start a prairie or a forest fire burning. But, a smaller pile that burns slowly is great fun. Pile it up, sit down to rest while it burns down, pick up and add more to the pile. This process can be repeated for days.
Peace of mind with country life:
There is something soothing about watching a fire burn. Life somehow becomes simple and peaceful. A wood burning fireplace in a home is a tremendous enjoyment. It is work to tend the fire, but well worth the effort. Scenes of a winter fire in a room evoke feelings of peace.
Alone and quiet with country life:
There is a quiet solitude working at a burning pile. There is no television noise and no phones. The neighbors may stop by to chat for a bit. They do not stay long. The companions are the horses grazing in the pasture and Bodie (the Jack Russell dog) digging hard at the base of a tree to get to a nest of mice. The birds will fuss because they are losing their brush pile that they intended to winter beneath.
Fresh air and exercise with country life:
There is fresh air and sunshine, providing you stay up-wind of the smoke! The exercise is a much needed change from daily routines. Walking, bending, stretching and straining are a break. Even the sweat cleanses the body.
Cleaning up in country life:
It has been nine months since the December ice storm here. Other than the limbs that are yet to fall (and there are still many) we almost have the acreage as clean as before the ice came, maybe cleaner. Mother Nature's hand can be heavy at times. The clean-up results are gratifying.
After three days of work, the burning pile is gone. It will be replenished and the process will be repeated. Country life with a burning pile is an on-going thing. I love country living.
Published by Beverly Bright
Beverly worked in Architectural drafting/design for 40 years (industrial/commercial) and owned her own business for 17 years. Retired, loving life in the country! Beverly enjoys learning, research, and has... View profile
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9 Comments
Post a CommentI love the smell of burning wood. We cut down a dead tree that was threatening to fall and had my grandmother scared. We burned it where it fell (after cutting it up first) and I just loved the smell! Maybe because I grew up with a woodburner, memories. . .
I'm lighting my pile tomorrow Sadie! We just added some limbs from a windstorm here the other day. Great article, I loved it. You're absolutely right about upwind from the smoke, although, your dog won't mind, and everyone else smells the same!
This is the perfect season for sitting around a fire and getting your toes toasty warm :)
Amen! :-) Great article.
There's nothing like a fragrant bonfire in the countryside. 8-)
Great article! I love the peace and quiet the country brings.
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We have a burn-pile at the farm we live at now...but the township where we are moving to (the cabin) has a no-burn ordinance. All we will be able to do is burn in the firepit.
I also love country living and relished this article.