[Rose in RoseBear]

You know, as I look at the witch circle again, I think someone --- possibly not a human --- may be buried at the foot of that tree, and the chair is there to make visiting easy.

As for your barrel ... if I wanted to hide something metallic, I would dig a deep hole, bury it, partially fill with dirt, then plop a barrel on top and finish burying. Even with a metal detector, you'd only find the barrel, not the other thing ... and you might not look under the barrel.

[HairOfTheDog]

if I wanted to hide something metallic, I would dig a deep hole, bury it, partially fill with dirt, then plop a barrel on top

You are a twisted mind, Miss Rose..... You guys are gonna make me dig that thing up and call in the forensics people ain't ya? ;~D

[Wneighbor]

OH! Good thought Rose! Maybe Hair and ecurbh better get out there and dig up that barrel tomorrow! Ya know, it just might be pirate treasure! :-)

[Ramius]

Well... if it were *guns* then any decent militiaman would know that you bury them *deep* and *vertical* in PVC tubes. Makes them harder to find with metal detectors...