More on my neighbor Curtis

Some views of his property and all the stuff he had and fixed. Curtis liked to fix/repair stuff.  When he first moved here over 10 years ago he was an independent contractor.  He would be gone during the day repairing, fixing or making stuff for other people.   The last so many years he mainly bought 'broken' equipment and would fix and resell it from his place.  Not so much working at other people's place doing stuff.   First off, lots of hot tubs.  Then on to cars.  Then on to pickups and trucks.  And other equipment.  This was one of the last hot tubs.  He kept it for himself to use.

His building.  Workshop and living quarters.

Earlier this year he worked on repairing the object on the left.  It is a machine that would cut grass on golf courses.  Much of it was fixed according to Curtis, but then he got bored and took a break from this and moved on to fixing a few other pickups.  He planned on returning to fix the golf course machine next year.

In the background are two greenhouses.  For a few years, a few years ago, he got into growing his own vegetables and other things in one greenhouse, then bought another greenhouse.  He took last year off from growing things.  This Spring he wanted to get back into growing things.  He got the rototiller out for the one greenhouse and broke up the ground.  Nothing more was done this year.  I don't know why.  The green roofed building in the background is a building Curtis had built a number of years ago to store stuff.

One of several old-time trucks and farm trucks he planned on fixing.   In the background is one of two motorhomes he bought to fix up.  One was repaired.  He never got around to selling that one though.

I'm starting to think that if I am not cremated, I would prefer a natural burial than being buried in a coffin.   One would end up back into the ground and in nature instead of being stuck in a box underground.

Natural and green burials.

https://www.agreenerfuneral.org/natural-and-green-burials

Coffin:

If you were to open a casket after ten to fifteen years, you would primarily encounter skeletal remains, along with some teeth and hair that have managed to withstand the ravages of time. Additionally, there may be remnants of tissue and fragments of clothing fibers that have survived the decay process. You might also find grave wax, a byproduct of the body’s fat that has solidified over time. Over a more extended period, the bones themselves will eventually become fossilized, and the collagen within them will break down further, leading to a gradual transformation into ash or dust. This complete decomposition can take well over a hundred years, far exceeding the ten-year mark.

Natural:

Depending on soil type, oxygen availability, and moisture present, it takes on average 6 weeks to lose the majority of soft tissue through moisture absorption by the soil, and up to 2 years for complete decomposition. It may take up to twenty years for bones to absorb in moist soils.

This is the other cemetery south of our county that does green burials.

https://www.hcn.org/articles/photos-life-after-death-in-swan-valley/