Message #47949

[mccoy]

Re wood:

When I moved here, in full nature, I absolutely loved trees, planted some and looked forward to see them growing.

After 20 years though, they started to worry me. Falling hazard for some specieses, fire hazard from others, too much shade usually for all.

I had to had some abated. Also, around me, the wood is expanding and is moving dangerously close to my house. Dangerously because a fire in a pinewood is a very scary thing.

Presently, I intend to keep a few trees like an old oak of about 200 years or more and am cutting the underbrush regularly.

Also, here in Europe after natural gas became very expensive because of war, many people started burning wood pellets, which is undoubtedly cheaper.

I used to have a wooden fireplace, but it really required so much wood and labour.

But that it is, unfortunately we have to adapt to situations, not having unlimited funds.

My next step will be to install solar panels, with a battery. Which is expensive at first.

But This is maybe going to be the evolution of energy. Fossil fuels are only a temporary measure. The sun has almost unlimited energy to be exploited.