Smoldering Cactus

Back on March 26, 2007 I posted a picture of piles like these we burned. These piles of cedar and prickly pear were created by the bulldozer clearing a path for our entry road. The only way to get rid of these large piles is to burn them. Yesterday we were shocked to see one of the piles had rekindled its burn, it was puffing away. With all the rain we had since these piles were initially burned I was surprised by this one still smoldering. In this picture you can see the smoke about in the center of the photo.