Carbon Glutton

Okay, so in this case, the hole is referring to an irrigation ditch. That’s right, last weekend it was time to release some sequestered carbon on our ranch. I went out with my trusty propane torch and set fire to the dead grass and weeds clogging the ditch. Flames shot 12 feet into the air, smoke was pumping into the air like crazy. It was a thing of beauty.

This doesn’t quite match my feat from last summer: The accidental (no really) blaze that scorched about 10 acres–not to mention all the fossil fuels burned by about 10 fire trucks fighting the blaze. But this last weekend was still a worthy contribution to the cause.