Tuesday, August 24, 2010

It Burns

We arrived home this evening to find Farmer H burning the front yard. Were we surprised? No. It's not the first time. The first time, he lit the yard right by wrap-around front porch of our cedar Mansion. The first time, all the cats and dogs gathered at the edge of the ring of fire to enjoy a tasty snack of mice and small vermin as they ran for their lives from the great Bambi conflagration. This time, Farmer H was just burning a long line of grass cuttings left by his tractor. It looked like a giant 4th-of-July ash snake. Or ash Loch Ness Monster, because it was humongous.

I kept driving. No need to stop along the driveway and flatter Farmer H with attention.

5 comments:

Jennifer said...

Hopefully he didn't use diesel as my husband is prone to doing.

Were talking diesel fuel.. lighting it on fire and scaring the beejezus out of me as I get knocked back thirty feet while standing at guard with the hose ready and cell phone in hand.

Hillbilly Mom said...

Jennifer,
Nope. Farmer H just used the dry grass itself, as far as I know.

When we lived in town in my $17,000 house, the neighbor used to douse his piled-up leaves with some type of gas. I found out when the windows rattled after I heard a big WHOOSH, and looked out to see a wall of fire right next to my car. My car which was parked in my own driveway, right next to his driveway.

Jennifer said...

I know for a fact that Hubs has never lived in Missouri.. .but it was probably a cousin or other distant relative. (Your Neighbor)

So totally sounds like what he does/would do.

Which reminds me I need to up the Life Insurance Policy...

Hillbilly Mom said...

Jennifer,
Do you have one named Bob? If so, then that's the dude.

Kathy's Klothesline said...

Oh, you aren't supposed to supplement the flame? Perhaps I should tell he who likes fire .....