Yeah, I'm A Pyromaniac, But Only With Safe Brush Piles

Leave a pile of brush to dry for a year, and then set it on
fire, and it really takes off. My back yard burn last month.
Looks scary, but all under control.

 I know it's not the most environmentally friendly way to get rid of a huge amount of brush, but I do like to make burn piles on my relatively rural Vermont property. 

A few weeks ago, I made a nice one!

The pile had been sitting there since last winter. Covid restrictions meant I couldn't get a permit for the burn last March and April.

 I didn't want to do the burn during the dry weather we had last summer and fall, so I let the pile sit. 

The time finally came New Year's weekend. We'd just had some rain and snow, so everything around was either wet or frozen. No chance of starting a nearby forest fire. I was also able to obtain a town permit for the fire this time.

With the brush pile having a year to dry out, the fire really took off.  A couple of pieces of paper as kindling, and certainly no accelerates, the blaze took off in minutes. It was quite a satisfying show.

For those of you who have an inner pyromaniac streak, here's a satisfying video of my brush pile video. 

As always, click on the video, especially the YouTube logo to make the video bigger and easier to see.