The rest of the story

Here's the picture I said I needed to take before explaining how the fire started.



It's actually funny, after the fact.

My neighbor, and still friend, was trying to burn this pile of sticks and brush. Notice, though the fire seems to have burned right under the fire pile, the brush hasn't even been scorched. Amazing.

Our property begins in the background, just this side of the the four cedar trees. Look carefully and you can see the barn in the distance, just over the black ridge.