Foothills in flames?
Yesterday at about 11 am a fire started about 5 miles away from my house. It’s really dry around here right now and the winds have been insane…up to 50 miles an hour and beyond! Lucky for me and my family, the fire started to travel the opposite direction from where I live. But my heart still goes out for all those people that live in the path of the inferno!
I took this photo from the park down the street from my home at about 4 pm yesterday.
And then I drove down the street and took this shot (notice how dry everything is):
The fire is STILL burning today and moving towards Paradise (where my beloved Paradise Scrapbook Boutique is located). I have friends that live in the area of the fire…I’m so worried about them!
While I was putting the horses back in their stalls this afternoon I took this photo at about 2:30 pm (and yes, that is a huge pile of manure in the lower left hand corner):
Crazy! I heard there is a huge fire a couple towns north of town too (about 20-30 miles away).
Makes me think…what would I grab from my house in a fire if I only had time for a few things???
Considering that my children and animals are out safe…I’d probably go right for the photos! What would you grab? I’d love to know!
June 12th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
I’ve thought of the same thing all day too, Christie. I’d toss our 4 dogs in the back of the truck, do my best to catch my crazy cats (but I don’t honestly think I could -especially if they were panicked) pile the chickens and turkeys in dog crates and load them into the truck or my back seat. If I had enough time, I’d grab my hard drive, my drawings, my old photos, my camera, and as many scrapbooks as I could. Then I’d wish the fish in my pond good luck, pray that the cats would hop into the pond, say farewell to the crickets I love to listen to at night, hope for the best for my house and garden, and hightail it out of here with my husband. It would be so horrible. I’d be happy to have us all alive, though. My heart goes out to anyone who has to go through it. For me, the worst thing would be if I couldn’t get to my house and get my dogs out. Yikes! I can’t even think about it.
June 12th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
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June 12th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
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June 12th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Isn’t it funny that EVERYHTING turns into a blog, backyard could be on fire and it would be like… wait , let me get the camera
Thankfully you and yours are ok
June 12th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
It IS bad, isn’t it??!! I still can’t breathe very well and my eyes are bothering me! I hope everyone up in Paradise is doing okay – I am worried….*STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
June 12th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
How scary! I hope that everything is ok with all your friends and yoiur scrapbook store! I wish that I had a scrapbook store closer that 40 miles away. Found your blog-enjoyed it. I will have to come by and say hello again. Stop by my blog and say hi anytime!
June 12th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Scary! I hope everyone is ok. I’d grab the lockbox in our bedroom with all our important documents…the computer and my purse.
June 13th, 2008 at 2:38 am
how terrible sending huge hugs to your friends and neighbours – stay safe xxxx
June 13th, 2008 at 7:50 am
Oh, definitely the pics. No doubt about it. Nothing else I own cant be replaced, but pics … I cant begin to imagine not having them anymore.
Odd thing is about 12 yesterday out my dining room window, I saw an awful large plume of smoke too. We had a fire one development over from us. They had to evacuate many, but they were able to get it under control by the end of the day. No homes destroyed and no injuries. Now thats a feel good story. Hope your fire gets taken care of with little or no personal damages. Fires seem to be so bad right now – it is ridiculously dry.
June 13th, 2008 at 9:56 am
OMG…I hope that you are Okay!
Take good care.
Cecile
June 16th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Firs the scrapbooks and photos, and then the sex toy drawer – obviously!