A few weeks ago we drove to Willis, TX on the other side of Lake Conroe on a lumber supply run. At the turn-off from TX 105 to Lone Star Parkway, I spied what appeared to be a giant rusting Dalek covered with green overgrowth.
Curious about it, I looked at the satellite view on my phone map app — Bill guesses that it’s a part of an abandoned wood kiln.
We liked the area and wished to have a few days away from construction / moving stress and livestock care, so we booked a stay at a local Airbnb. It looked like a very relaxing out-of-the-way spot to just rest.
Then yesterday, just hours before check-in at the cottage, I received an email refund and notice from Vrbo that the property manager had canceled our reservation. No explanations, no apologies!
It may have something to do with an approaching hurricane and the mandatory evacuation of Galveston . . . . But some good old-fashioned communication and curtesy would have been appreciated!
UPDATE: an online search confirmed Bill’s thinking the cone structure is an old kiln. Common to steam-powered lumber operations, it was called a beehive or wigwam burner.
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| This one from Oregon is the closest match. |
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