I'm a retired educator (teacher/principal) who moved from Northern California to Payson, Arizona in September, 2010.
This blog will chronicle my adventures as I explore a different ecosystem and build my new home.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Making Our Property Fire Safe

We have been trimming dead branches off the trees on our property.


We went to the fire department and got a burn permit. The battalion chief came out and okayed our piles. At this time of year we can only burn from 10:00 to 2:00.


Randy has been trimming a lot....not sure this is the best thing for the rotator cuff that will be having surgery in a week.


Sometimes he needs the chain saw....


Dragging it all to the burn pile....


We had to leave a hose on all night in case we needed to put out a fire. (It's was 20 degrees this morning and the water freezes in the hose.) Luckily there was no wind last night and we didn't have any problems.


We had a Cooper scare that started on Friday. On one of his walks he almost tore off one of his toenails. He kept licking it and it wasn't getting better so we took him to the vet. She decided to give him a mild anesthetic and take the toenail off. Well.....he had a reaction to the anesthetic and was a "zombie" dog for over 48 hours. He wouldn't come, bark or do anything. We were so worried. He was nauseous and would not eat or drink. We took him back to the vet and they gave him fluids as he was dehydrated. Eight hours later he started to perk up and he took a short walk with us last night. This morning he is back to his old self again. Thank goodness!


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