A Turkey In The Hay 🦃

[Beachwalker]

I meant like physical strain, bending over and lifting things, anything that might give you a headache I would think you'd want to avoid. I've never heard of a concussion coming back like that, but what do I know?

I've seen your cat playpen, I love it! I wish my cat could go out, although honestly she doesn't seem very interested in the outdoors, although she does nap out on the screen porch in the summer.

Edit: I'm terrible at chess, I used to play a Russian down the beach, don't think I ever beat him

 

[Beachwalker]

Enjoying my 2:00 a.m. coffee ️, wondering if this is the fire that will burn till spring (doubt it), we've been having warm days so far, I've only had about a handful of fires this month. When I can light my fire and just keep it going it's a lot easier

This year I'm using something I learned of last season called Fatwood to get my fires going and it's amazing stuff! Highly recommend

 

[Pipecarver]

I meant like physical strain, bending over and lifting things, anything that might give you a headache I would think you'd want to avoid. I've never heard of a concussion coming back like that, but what do I know?

I've seen your cat playpen, I love it! I wish my cat could go out, although honestly she doesn't seem very interested in the outdoors, although she does nap out on the screen porch in the summer.

Edit: I'm terrible at chess, I used to play a Russian down the beach, don't think I ever beat him

Hey, my boys love going outside with us. They're all leash trained so we can put them on a long line out front. The 3 get tangled a bit but we keep an eye on them and untangle when needed. Yes they like their outdoor enclosures. I've let it get a bit weather worn I'll have to do some major maintenance on it next Spring to clean it up some. They bring in a lot of critters though. 1 week this year they brought in a Flying Squirrel, a reg Squirrel, a Chipmunk, a Shrew & 2 birds. We found a live Robin inside on a drape rod in a bedroom one morning still alive, feathers all over the room, I capture it and took it outside, I've never seen a robin fly so fast in a straight line over our old store and gone out of sight....lol always something with 3 boys.

 

[stonemason]

Enjoying my 2:00 a.m. coffee ️, wondering if this is the fire that will burn till spring (doubt it), we've been having warm days so far, I've only had about a handful of fires this month. When I can light my fire and just keep it going it's a lot easier

This year I'm using something I learned of last season called Fatwood to get my fires going and it's amazing stuff!

My second fire this year been real warm and dry this fall for us. I love the fatwood makes life easy.

 

[Beachwalker]

My second fire this year been real warm and dry this fall for us. I love the fatwood makes life easy. View attachment 117224

How did I not know about it, this is my fifth year heating with wood and I just heard about it late last season, I'm sold on fatwood!

I've been lighting the fire sometime after midnight and letting it burn out in the morning like I'm doing right now, it gets too hot in here if I keep it smoldering all day

 

[Beachwalker]

Hey, my boys love going outside with us. They're all leash trained so we can put them on a long line out front. The 3 get tangled a bit but we keep an eye on them and untangle when needed. Yes they like their outdoor enclosures. I've let it get a bit weather worn I'll have to do some major maintenance on it next Spring to clean it up some. They bring in a lot of critters though. 1 week this year they brought in a Flying Squirrel, a reg Squirrel, a Chipmunk, a Shrew & 2 birds. We found a live Robin inside on a drape rod in a bedroom one morning still alive, feathers all over the room, I capture it and took it outside, I've never seen a robin fly so fast in a straight line over our old store and gone out of sight....lol always something with 3 boys.

That's great I'll bet they're happy! My late second wife and I did animal rescue for 10 years in the projects of Boston, at one point we had seven cats in a five room condo! before I met her I'd only had dogs, I didn't know how great cats were!

It wasn't so much abuse but neglect that we found, these idiots would give their kids or girlfriends a cat for their birthday, Christmas etc. and that would entertain 'em for about a minute and then the cat ended up on the street unfixed and breeding, a lot of disease too, particularly FIP

This is my cat Kitty doing flips this morning, she's a rescue too, satanic abuse on Halloween 10 years ago.

 

[Beachwalker]

This is a better picture of her, her eyes are doing that crazy flash picture thing in the other

 

[Pipecarver]

This is a better picture of her, her eyes are doing that crazy flash picture thing in the other View attachment 117244

Pretty Girl, a short haired cat is much easier to look after. They still shed a lot but we don't have to daily brush like we did our last cat, Maggie. She'd mat up so bad we had to take her in for a Lion cut every Summer, too cold in the Winter for her. We still brush but its more fun brushing that real grooming, 2 of our Boys love it the other ( Qnight) is no fkin way human 1-2 brushes is all you get...

 

[stonemason]

How did I not know about it, this is my fifth year heating with wood and I just heard about it late last season, I'm sold on fatwood!

I've been lighting the fire sometime after midnight and letting it burn out in the morning like I'm doing right now, it gets too hot in here if I keep it smoldering all day

Ya same I just light one at night for now.some good old boy showed us Fatwood, he called it fat lighter.we were down south somewhere proubly kentucky or Tennessee around the 4th of july one year he was lighting fire works with it..he gave us a big old chunk of it.i was young barely remember it my dad cut splinters of that chunk for years to light fire works and fires. I just started using it again a few years back.the smell always brings back memories of shooting bottle rockets and roman candles at each other

 

[Beachwalker]

Ya same I just light one at night for now.some good old boy showed us Fatwood, he called it fat lighter.we were down south somewhere proubly kentucky or Tennessee around the 4th of july one year he was lighting fire works with it..he gave us a big old chunk of it.i was young barely remember it my dad cut splinters of that chunk for years to light fire works and fires. I just started using it again a few years back.the smell always brings back memories of shooting bottle rockets and roman candles at each other

I wish I knew about it sooner it makes life easy! Does have a smell though, right when you light it

Another thing I'm going to try this year (haven't got it delivered yet) is that creosote powder, you throw two tablespoons in every other day, supposedly you don't get that thick gooy shit, it turns it to powder. My pipes are clean all the way up to the last foot or so where the thick goo accumulates at the cap, so hopefully it will minimize that

 

[stonemason]

I wish I knew about it sooner it makes life easy! Does have a smell though, right when you light it

Another thing I'm going to try this year (haven't got it delivered yet) is that creosote powder, you throw two tablespoons in every other day, supposedly you don't get that thick gooy shit, it turns it to powder. My pipes are clean all the way up to the last foot or so where the thick goo accumulates at the cap, so hopefully it will minimize that

Ya we would just keep a cherry going on it when we used it for fire works like a big incense no actual flame.we barely have to clean our chimney.we have been burning 80% ash trees the last 5 or 6 years mabey longer.almost no creosote from it.

 

[Zen_seeker]

Ya we would just keep a cherry going on it when we used it for fire works like a big incense no actual flame.we barely have to clean our chimney.we have been burning 80% ash trees the last 5 or 6 years mabey longer.almost no creosote from it.

Might have to share that with mom, she gets hers cleaned every couple years.

 

[stonemason]

Might have to share that with mom, she gets hers cleaned every couple years.

We sweep it out twice a year anyway.That powder works good. You just throw it in the fire.keeps the creosote from forming that shiny glaze you cant sweep out.that glass that forms is tough to clean out without it .havnt needed it since the ash boar came through and killed all our ash trees.did the boar make it north to you guys yet?

 

[Beachwalker]

We sweep it out twice a year anyway.That powder works good. You just throw it in the fire.keeps the creosote from forming that shiny cant sweep out.that glass that forms is tough to clean out without it .havnt needed it since the ash boar came through and killed all our ash trees.did the boar make it north to you guys yet?

Good to hear that re: the powder, all my problem is right up by the cap and I'm hoping the powder minimalizes that thick gooey build up

I'm also burning hot for an hour or two once a day now (500°- 600°stack temp) Before I'd sometimes keep the logs just smoldering for days rather than let it go out and light it again, particularly in the warmer fall and spring, and from what I understand that adds to the creosote buildup.

I've been testing my wood and the wettest I could find was just barely 16% and some of it is as dry as 10%, so it's all seasoned Hardwood

I'm waiting for the temperature to drop another degree before I light it up this morning. This might be the fire that burns till spring, its a lot easier than lighting it every night, but the 4th and 7th are supposed to be mid 50° so maybe not

Edit: just lit it, this might be the fire that burns till spring!

 

[Beachwalker]

I still grow cannabis too!



As soon as I can get the little one in the middle to catch up I'm flipping to 12/12, likely in another week or two.

 

[Beachwalker]

We sweep it out twice a year anyway.That powder works good. You just throw it in the fire.keeps the creosote from forming that shiny glaze you cant sweep out.that glass that forms is tough to clean out without it .havnt needed it since the ash boar came through and killed all our ash trees.did the boar make it north to you guys yet?

I had to look up about the emerald ash borer but yes it is in Maine. I've burnt quite a bit of Ash but I hadn't been aware of, or looked to see if it was damaged. I'm not sure if I have Ash in this year's wood or not.

 

[stonemason]

I had to look up about the emerald ash borer but yes it is in Maine. I've burnt quite a bit of Ash but I hadn't been aware of, or looked to see if it was damaged. I'm not sure if I have Ash in this year's wood or not.

It killed all the ash here in indiana a real bummer. im grateful for the wood but i would rather have the trees.i have a little real nice black cherry I'm excited to burn this year. Do you have pine that you can cut your own fat lighter or have you been buying it.we dont have much pine here so I order it online.

 

[stonemason]

Good to hear that re: the powder, all my problem is right up by the cap and I'm hoping the powder minimalizes that thick gooey build up

I'm also burning hot for an hour or two once a day now (500°- 600°stack temp) Before I'd sometimes keep the logs just smoldering for days rather than let it go out and light it again, particularly in the warmer fall and spring, and from what I understand that adds to the creosote buildup.

I've been testing my wood and the wettest I could find was just barely 16% and some of it is as dry as 10%, so it's all seasoned Hardwood

I'm waiting for the temperature to drop another degree before I light it up this morning. This might be the fire that burns till spring, its a lot easier than lighting it every night, but the 4th and 7th are supposed to be mid 50° so maybe not

Edit: just lit it, this might be the fire that burns till spring! View attachment 117398

Ya in the spring and fall a just light one fire at night or morning. sometimes have to open the windows.i stir it once then let it burn out.then when its cool the next day i collect the char and filter out the ash. I can usualy get a whole bucket of char in the fall.i crush it all down and then charge it with microbes and liquid fertilizer in a tea. Spread it in the garden and in my soil mixes.the microbes use it like little storage units for water and nuitrients.

 

[Beachwalker]

It killed all the ash here in indiana a real bummer. im grateful for the wood but i would rather have the trees.i have a little real nice black cherry I'm excited to burn this year. Do you have pine that you can cut your own fat lighter or have you been buying it.we dont have much pine here so I order it online.

I have tons of pine on my property but I was under the impression that it was from a certain type pine tree and that it was down south?

My neighbor was burning a lot of pine last year but told me last week he's got six cords of Ash, and now that I think of it maybe he got it from somebody clearing out some dead trees? I'm going up for Thanksgiving so I'll ask him about it then.

I dump my burn bucket in the same place, have a small mountain of it out there after 4 years, I sift it once in awhile and grill on the lump. I have thrown some in the garden but the soil really don't need it.

I got some black cherry in a delivery of couple years ago but I have it put aside for the smoker

 

[stonemason]

I have tons of pine on my property but I was under the impression that it was from a certain type pine tree and that it was down south?

My neighbor was burning a lot of pine last year but told me last week he's got six cords of Ash, and now that I think of it maybe he got it from somebody clearing out some dead trees? I'm going up for Thanksgiving so I'll ask him about it then.

I dump my burn bucket in the same place, have a small mountain of it out there after 4 years, I sift it once in awhile and grill on the lump. I have thrown some in the garden but the soil really don't need it.

I got some black cherry in a delivery of couple years ago but I have it put aside for the smoker

I'm pretty sure any pine can be used for fat lighter its a certain part of the logs were the branches come in and make knots.

 

[Beachwalker]

I'm pretty sure any pine can be used for fat lighter its a certain part of the logs were the branches come in and make knots.

I think it's from the stump right? For some reason I thought it was just a certain tree and it was only found in the south.

I know my neighbors got a lot of pine stumps, he's opening up some more of his backyard for horses, maybe I'll saw one off next time I'm up there

Edit: although looking at the fatwood box now it's probably at least 3 years worth of fires for 20 bucks so maybe I'll just use that up first

I looked it up, it's from certain places on pine trees the stump and at the bases of big branches. Interesting read, I never knew it existed til late last season, I'm very glad I found it makes life easy!

How to Find Fatwood | 10 Easy Methods (2025)

Learning how to find fatwood in the wild can be an invaluable skill for anyone who enjoys spending time outdoors...

woodlix.com

 

[Beachwalker]

 

[Beachwalker]

So now I don't know what time it is, I don't know what my timers are set at ...and I don't give a shit!

 

[stonemason]

 

[Beachwalker]

Since I moved here I've enjoyed standing at the end of my driveway early in the morning with a cup of coffee and a joint and just enjoying the silence, something I didn't have in the city.

It's relaxing looking up and down the road and seeing just trees and an occasional turkey

Used to talk with my neighbor who walked every morning, sadly he passed away earlier this year so now it's just me, the deer and some rooster somewhere who won't shut up out there now

I love Maine, I used to vacation here when I was young, at the beaches, Ogunquit, fished the Saco, then the late first wife and I started going to Cape Cod and the mountains of New Hampshire more often. Don't think I've been in Maine since the mid 80s

 

[steamroller]

I still make it to Wells and Ogunquit every year. I will ride along the coast from York to Biddeford if the weather is allowable.
Unfortunately, now it is usually later in the year for my sister's memorial but it is still beautiful and touches my heart.
I commented after returning this year that Maine just makes me feel like I can be a better person.
Every year I never know if it will be the last year I stay in her cottage on the beach or not.
I believe there will be 2 more years before my BIL sells the cottage.

 

[Beachwalker]

I don't know why but my body clock has always hated the time change, particularly the fall-back change

I don't know when to eat, when to have my 2:00 a.m. coffee because it's not really 2:00 a.m., so how can I have my 2:00 a.m. coffee now?

It's always been an issue. I thought they were going to stop this nonsense a few years ago?

 

[Beachwalker]

I still make it to Wells and Ogunquit every year. I will ride along the coast from York to Biddeford if the weather is allowable.
Unfortunately, now it is usually later in the year for my sister's memorial but it is still beautiful and touches my heart.
I commented after returning this year that Maine just makes me feel like I can be a better person.
Every year I never know if it will be the last year I stay in her cottage on the beach or not.
I believe there will be 2 more years before my BIL sells the cottage.

It's always sad when we have to abandon places with fond memories like that

 

[Zen_seeker]

We sweep it out twice a year anyway.That powder works good. You just throw it in the fire.keeps the creosote from forming that shiny glaze you cant sweep out.that glass that forms is tough to clean out without it .havnt needed it since the ash boar came through and killed all our ash trees.did the boar make it north to you guys yet?

Yes, Ontario sprays an has a program to deal with them. How successful it is I don’t know. We’ve been losing trees to the Asian longhorn beetle too.

 

[Zen_seeker]

I still grow cannabis too!

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As soon as I can get the little one in the middle to catch up I'm flipping to 12/12, likely in another week or two.

You’re ahead of me. My four are staggered over a two week period due to plans changing. Trying to get them closer together in size. Might have to split into two tents earlier than planned.