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Weathered, Burned/Burning Wood

Dan Antion
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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for this week, according to Cee,

“This week our topic is Weathered, burned or Burning Wood. There are many possibilities for this week. Have fun.”

I had fun looking for these. Some have appeared here before. The first four are new to WordPress. The next group is from Old Sturbridge Village during Christmas by Candlelight. The sad group is the mill building, next to where I once operated a cabinet shop, that burned several years ago. I end with some pictures of our grill and wood stove and a coffee table I made from a weathered and worm-eaten slab of wood.

Old weathered park bench
One of the warming fires at Christmas by Candlelight
Chirstmas story recitation near the fire
Taken at Old Sturbridge Village in 2018.
This might be the front door of the house, I love the weathered look.
Inside the Small House they were roasting chestnuts on an open fire.
Weathered, but beautiful in its own way
A view inside in 2006. Wood floors, chestnut timbers. In other words, fuel.
Somers Mill after fire
This kind of looks like my turkey.
Almost ready for food.
Behind those doors is a few hundred degrees of cat-happy heat
At the time this post goes live, it’s 3°f (-16°c). MiMi would like a fire.
This fire is in a controlled space (our wood stove)
Laying out the base after bending and welding. I need to position the legs on this weathered slab.
MiMi is checking out the coffee table I made. All those holes were made by bugs, but American bugs – so organic too.
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61 responses to “Weathered, Burned/Burning Wood”

  1. China Dream Avatar
    China Dream

    some great pictures here, love old wood… good morning…

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Good morning. Thanks!

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  2. Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread Avatar
    Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

    19° here this morning when I made coffee. Brrr. All the shots are great, but I LOVE the barn and the table. Happy Monday , Dan.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Happy Monday, Judy. It was 17 when my wife first checked. It was 20 when I went for my walk. Fortunately, I can stay inside this morning. Unfortunately, I have a dentist appointment. I hope you have a great week.

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  3. GP Avatar
    GP

    You know me with old, and weathered, Dan. Like you said in one caption, “… beautiful in its own way.”

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I know, GP. I was sad to see that mill be destroyed, but there are plans for a park in that space, but it won’t be the same.

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      1. GP Avatar
        GP

        I agree.

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  4. Rivergirl Avatar
    Rivergirl

    14 here this morning and though I hate to say it… nice wood.
    🤣

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Haha – 14? Brrrr.

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  5. Murphy’s Law Avatar
    Murphy’s Law

    Dan, I’m so old and weathered now I feel right at home with your photos!! 🤗

    The ‘organic’ made in America table is a thing of beauty. A testimony to your craftsmanship. And that barn is a beauty….a symbol of days gone by.

    The poor neglected park bench is screaming for some TLC. I think a picture of it should show up at the Parks Department!

    16 degrees here so your wood-burning stove looks very inviting!
    Ginger

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Ginger. The bench is an old photo. They have al been replaced, albeit not by the town, new benches were donated by the Lions Club.

      The table is living out its days in Florida with its new owner, the best boss I ever had and his lovely wife. He always admired that table, so I gave it too him as a retirement present.

      We were in the high teens this morning. It was 20 when I walked. I hope you have a great week.

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  6. dweezer19 Avatar
    dweezer19

    3 degrees? Ummm… no! Get MiMi her fire please. I’m having sympathy shivers. I love your woodworking Dan. It’s so non conventional. You let the wood lead the way. 😉🙂

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      MiMi had a fire that day, and she’ll let us know when she needs another. It was 17 this morning – probably the inverse of the temp you woke up to. That slab of wood told me it wanted to be a table. “Just clean me up and give me some legs!” That’s what I heard when I saw it in the store.

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      1. dweezer19 Avatar
        dweezer19

        Plants speak to me that way, Dan.

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  7. tehachap Avatar
    tehachap

    LOL… Mimi sure is a curious cat! Don’t you just love worm wood? The whole thing is decidedly unique–no two pieces are the same. Fascinating!!! We had picked up a piece of Manzanita wood in the hills of San Diego and brought it home. I had it sitting on top of our t.v. set and at night would hear what sounded like chewing. LOL Finally honed in on the piece of Manzanita–picked it up and there was the smallest scattering of sawdust underneath the wood branch! The little guys were still eating the wood!!!! Aaaack! LOL And they could have worked their way down to the woodwork of the t.v. cabinet! No more Manzanita souveniers for this child!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      That slab had no current residents, but I spent hours cleaning out all those holes. Those little guys did make a beautiful slab of wood. I wouldn’t have liked finding sawdust under it. That must have been a shock.

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  8. bikerchick57 Avatar
    bikerchick57

    Happy Monday, Dan! I love the look of weathered wood in anything – doors, buildings, coffee tables. Speaking of which, it looks like one of the girls would have preferred your coffee table as her scratching post, or at least that was her expectation.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Mary. Yeah, if I had kept that table, MiMi would have shredded it by now. She really did seem to think I built it for her.

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  9. lois Avatar
    lois

    The #56 building is so pretty. Old tobacco barn? Three degrees??!! We had frost warnings last week, but 3 degrees?? Move over, MiMi–I need some of that fire, too.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      We won’s see single-digits until January (I hope), but when we do, we will have a fire in that stove. That’s for sure. I love old weathered wood.I prefer burnt and burning wood to be in the woods stove or the grill.

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  10. quiall Avatar
    quiall

    Weathered wood shows a story. We can’t always read it but it speaks of a life well lived or died. I love the look of charred wood for that reason. And of course if one doesn’t know the story, one can always make it up. There is a comfort in old charred wood and I love the smell as it burns. That sounds a little creepy.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Charred wood does have an interesting look, and burning wood usually smells nice. I like weathered wood the best, especially doors. It speaks to a long life of service.

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  11. walkingoffthechessboard Avatar
    walkingoffthechessboard

    The Somers Mill turkey reference…lol. I’m not sure I have ever seen chestnuts actually roasting on an open fire in person – nice to see the picture of it here.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I think that photo originally was included with the story of how I set our Thanksgiving turkey on fire. I never thought about the fact that those buildings were constructed largely out of chestnut. It is sadly funny.

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  12. Ally Bean Avatar
    Ally Bean

    It’s seasonable here, going up to the upper 40s. I can enjoy that. I like weathered wood, but don’t see it often. Hadn’t really thought about that before.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I prefer weathered to burnt or burning, unless the burning is under control. We are currently between the high teens and the low 40s.

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  13. John W. Howell Avatar
    John W. Howell

    Excellent use of the prompt, Dan. Can’t imagine it being that cold. I know I lived through it before but now am spoiled.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I was going to point out that you did survive those temperatures before you escaped to the south, John. I guess you don’t miss it.

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      1. John W. Howell Avatar
        John W. Howell

        Yes I was a seasoned snow veteran and now don’t miss it.

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  14. Cee Neuner Avatar
    Cee Neuner

    Fires can easily destroy things and in your case buildings and businesses. You have a great display of wood. I particularly like your first one of the bench :D :D

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I’m glad I took that photo when I did, Cee, those benches have all been replaced with ones made from a composite plastic material. The mill building fire was a sad story. It will be replaced by a park. It was one of the few mills standing that still spanned its original water supply.

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      1. Cee Neuner Avatar
        Cee Neuner

        I live in a fairly small town <20,000 people and I don’t think things change a lot. But when I take photos of weathered or ruin items, they tend to go away and be replaced with something new :D :D

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  15. circadianreflections Avatar
    circadianreflections

    Brrr! It’s colder there than here. It was 9 degrees when I got up today a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday. Your wood burning stove looks warm! The cats and I would be jockeying for the best position in front of it. 😀

    Do you still have the coffee table or did it land in an office? I seem to recall something like that. It’s a neat table.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      That’s one of the archive photos. It was 17 this morning. We usually don’t see single-digits until January. That’s when you’d have to fight MiMi for the front row seat.

      I used the coffee table in my office for several years. My boss retired before I did, and I gave it to him as a retirement gift. He used to stop in and admire it. I told him, if his wife agreed, he could have it. She did. It’s living the good life down in Florida now.

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      1. circadianreflections Avatar
        circadianreflections

        What a great story and ending for your coffee table! At least it’s warm there. 😀

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  16. Teagan Riordain Geneviene Avatar
    Teagan Riordain Geneviene

    These are great answers to the prompt, Dan — and seeing MiMi is a special treat. Happy Thanksgiving. Hugs.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Teagan. MiMi’s fondness for that table made giving it away easier. She would have certainly destroyed it.

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  17. Val Boyko Avatar
    Val Boyko

    Lovely captures Dan ❣️

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Val.

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  18. Reaseaorg Avatar
    Reaseaorg

    Rustic, yet charming :) thanks Dan

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thank you!

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      1. Reaseaorg Avatar
        Reaseaorg

        Very welcome :)

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  19. rugby843 Avatar
    rugby843

    Loving the old front door best this week🥰

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      It is a beauty.

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  20. Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com Avatar
    Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com

    Nice collection of images! There is nothing better than gathering around a wood fire on a cold evening. Somehow the smoke always finds me, though.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      That’s one of the reasons we have a wood stove. Our stove does a very good job of completing the burn process and emitting very little smoke.

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  21. Gwen M. Plano Avatar
    Gwen M. Plano

    I love old wood, and you’ve captured it beautifully in your photos, Dan. Now for the wood fire! 😊

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      If we keep having low temps in the teens, that fire won’t be far behind.

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  22. Kirt D Tisdale Avatar
    Kirt D Tisdale

    Some really awesome shots, Dan!!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Kirt.

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  23. Jennie Avatar
    Jennie

    I really enjoyed your photos, Dan, especially those around Sturbridge Village. Well done on the prompt!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Jennie.

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      1. Jennie Avatar
        Jennie

        You’re welcome.

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  24. robertawrites235681907 Avatar
    robertawrites235681907

    Hi Dan, you’ve included some really good shots of fires here.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Some still make me sad, but…

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  25. Oddment Avatar
    Oddment

    I will always be partial to your photos of Old Sturbridge; there is something wonderful about such places. It couldn’t have been wonderful living there — I can’t imagine ever being warm in winter — but it’s wonderful to visit the past like that. I love the barn in the snow, and I was glad not to have a mouthful of coffee when I read your comment about “looks like my turkey.”

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      The photo that “looks like my turkey” followed a post about how I set our Thanksgiving turkey on fire while trying to cook it on the grill.

      Our daughter and I will be making our annual visit to Christmas by Candlelight in two weeks. I can’t wait. There’s something special about wandering around the village on a cold, dark night.

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      1. Oddment Avatar
        Oddment

        You set the turkey on fire? I’m trying hard not to laugh.

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          If you’re interested, you can read that story here – https://nofacilities.com/2015/11/24/i-didnt-start-the-fire/

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          1. Oddment Avatar
            Oddment

            Thank you! I read it and tried to leave a comment but WordPress insisted I sign in, and I’ve played that game with them before. My point in the comment was that, since you were mighty lucky, it was now safe to laugh. But what a sorry ending for the baster. Thanks for the retro-post!

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            1. Dan Antion Avatar
              Dan Antion

              About three years ago, I stopped at a tag sale and I managed to replace that baster. I think we can laugh now.

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