Starting the pile

Today I was blessed with seven bags of yard waste from my brother-in-law, Mark P.  He even delivered!  I have taken these bags of goodies and started a compost pile and have decided to follow the pile via this blog.  I will write, long or short, daily with photos as necessary.  I will show progress with daily temps and any other observations.  

The "Prothero Pile" stands about three feet tall, three feet deep and four feet wide.

Here is the pile after the build.  It consists of brown and green grass, dead leaves, pine needles, a few pine cones and some dead shrub material. 

It smells really good.

The space to the right of the pile is where I will turn it to, then back to where it is as needed.  I haven't taken a temp yet because I know it is cold from the water.

So, join me in a fun but entirely weird journey to some highly coveted black gold!

This has nothing to do with the pile - just a fun thing in my yard.