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4-19-'24, WBR Live, “Daily Constitution”, “Hillbilly Friday”, (pics on wimkin) Fire Season and growing the Rock Garden; I been working the bush lately, to reduce the fire potential in a dry winter and increasing threat of “Bark Beetle” infestation. This garbage bush does nothing but absorb ground water and dry up to form a flash fire condition. I should 'salt' the property with “Roundup”, but I don't like the activity or results with that activity either. The property has some resource, however. If I can get the machinery to cooperate, some of the flat Flagstone can be placed in a pathway to keep the bush from growing under the driveway(s). I may wind up with having to trim a spotty hedge along the sides, every couple years, but it will at least provide a fire break of some sort. The “Rock Garden” is doing well though. I move a small rock each day to build a incline wall support, to provide a deeper level for the water main to be better insulated in the winter. The chipper is on order, and will cover a lot of the path(s) I've some structural steel for a couple of out buildings / carports, from my last job in a metal shop, and the 'sunroom' will be moved to gather better heat in the morning, with a larger outdoor room for the patio area. I should also move/e/upgrade the heat pump to a much better insulated heat pump water heater outside, pulling in unused heat from the roof and the fire pit in the sunroom. Most of the cutting is done, but I may need to contract someone to remove the “Bark Beetle” trees as the equipment may be too large for me to safely handle. It will improve the view, but I don't to see the trees go, regardless. It would take too long, with too much money to cut back the bigger Pine myself. The chains' maintenance for cutting would make it a boar by itself. I tried to sharpen the chainsaw chain myself, but let's just say: Lincoln would -never hire me!