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Happy Birthday USA!

Independence Day video from my deck in 720p HD taken with and edited on my iPhone with the iMovie app.  After it starts, change to 720p mode (lower right).

Enjoying my new patio and fireplace

Family got together and built a new patio area complete with a fireplace.  Great spot to relax.

Wine and fire is good for the soul.

Sleeping...

 
 

A New Baby Colt

Sandi acts as the breeding and babysitting facility for our babies as well as her brother and sister-in-law. This fella is from Dollie, one of Jeff and Leta's mares.  No name yet.

It Didn't Explode!

It's the time of year to burn the fields in preparation for the new hay season.  I have a bit of pyromania in my blood so I always look forward to this task.  Armed with my LP tank and weed burner attachment I set out burning the field south of the house.  All went well until the flames crossed under the fence into the neighbors field, but that isn't really too much of a problem.  I surveyed the situation and set down my flamethrower well away from the burning area, then climbed the fence to put out the small fire in the neighbors pasture.

Shortly after working on the absconding flames something made me turn around and I immediately learned that I, uh, well, I had a problem.  I swear that in less than a minute the wind changed and pushed the flames right up to my LP tank!  I just about shit a brick!  I watched in horror as the fire engulfed the tank and melted the hose to the weed burner attachment.  The tank valve was open all the way as there is a second valve at the top of the burner.  I ran.  Like the wind.  But, as the title of this post says, it didn't explode.  Despite being totally engulfed in flames for a minute or so, the fire just passed over the tank and burned on down the hill, just the way it was supposed to do. 

I've since learned that LP tanks of any size rarely explode even in much larger fires, probably because of the internal pressure release valve.  Anyway, it was an exciting day, and now Sandi thinks I'm even more of an idiot ...sometimes.

 

Redneck Turkey Roasting

The skewer kept slipping and I had to resort to using something to hold things together.  It worked well!

Foggy Snow Dusting

What a beautiful morning it was!

 

Too Friggin' Cold!

It is not supposed to be this cold here in Delta.  We are in Colorado's banana belt.  This is a snapshot from my weather station/web site.

  

Yesterday when I originally posted this it was -7.2.  I updated it this morning (Thur the 10th) with this -12.8 pic.

First heavy snow

 

I am the chimney sweep

It's a dirty job and Mike Rowe wasn't around.