Multiple small fires to crack rocks in the future tractor and trailer track

Multiple small fires to crack rocks in the future tractor and trailer track

looking south

looking north towards the main house

Multiple small fires to crack rocks in the future tractor and trailer track

As day turns to night

Above the clouds at dusk

Its raining somewhere else for a change!

Burning goes on into the night

And, all through the night

Just what we are looking for

Cracked granite boulders

The victory parade – our first drive along our new ‘road’

to deliver yet more firewood!

Black wattle – a hardwood much preferred for burning!

This plant is now known as one of the worst invasive species in the world

We experiment with some hydrocarbon based accelerant

Ok – its used engine oil

Now everyone wants to join the fun

Adding fuel to the fire

What can I say – who doesn’t want to play at this!

We have produced stones for our next building project (or HALBs – semi-finished products in SAPanese) (the dog is sleeping – honest guv!)

Before you start! These pine trees died 5 to 6 years ago in a bush fire. The live branches and needles you see are from the surrounding new growth since then

but they are big and heavy

Our super strong double axle trailer from Inverness Scotland!

Being tower by ‘Hurler’ our essential MF690 4WD tractor from 1985

Bye

A graveyard of firewood – and this is by no means sufficient for the job coming

Target number 1 – the largest granite boulder in our path

Target 1 under fire