Recording summary · April 2019
Burying my dad’s ashes
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Overview
Daniel and family members buried his deceased father's ashes under an Acer Princeton Gold tree in the garden, watering them in, while reflecting on the inscription and future tree growth.
Daniel demonstrated cleaning out ash from a wood burner, collecting wood supplies from the woodshed, and layering cardboard, paper, plywood, twigs, and logs inside the stove for evening lighting.
Themes
Burial of Daniel's father's ashes beneath a newly planted tree and reflections on the inscription and tree growth.
Preparation and ash removal procedures for operating a wood burner.
Wood stock examination in the woodshed and the organization of different wood types.
Methods for layering cardboard, paper, plywood, twigs, and logs to build a fire in the wood burner.
Developments
Daniel, along with family members, buried his deceased father's ashes at the roots of an Acer Princeton Gold tree in the garden and watered them.
Ash from the previous day was scraped through holes into the lower tray of the wood burner to be discarded outside.
Daniel entered the woodshed to retrieve wood supplies.
Cardboard, paper, plywood, twigs, and a thin log were layered into the wood burner in preparation for evening lighting.
Uncertainties & gaps
Daniel was uncertain who wrote the inscription 'Rest in peace, Robert', guessing it was his mother.
Daniel did not know what an Acer Princeton Gold tree was beyond being some kind of tree.