Yard Pick-up; Round Two

Now that I have burned the yard debris closest to the fire pit, it's time to begin collecting from further out. 

I fired up the rattletrap Gator, grabbed a chain and began hauling branches over to the fire pit.

Last fall some of the trees were trimmed so the RV could fit in the driveway. 

Many Most of the branches that were trimmed, lay where they fell. 

I had my helpers with me.

Anytime we fire up the rattletrap Gator, they come running.

After I made four trips hauling large limbs, 

I hooked up the $20 wagon I found at a yard sale.

I filled the wagon and the back of the Gator with smaller

branches and debris.

Then, back to the fire pit.

It was time to get cookin'.

You can see the fruits of my labor all around the Gator.

Oh, and the red barrel? It's a pickle barrel that has been repurposed as our water hauler,

and it this case, as a reserve 'fire engine'! 

The branches all had to be cut to reasonable lengths for burning. 

And of course, the Mister has a tool for that! 

By close of day most of my morning's haul lies in ashes in the fire pit.