Saturday, October 28, 2006
WHERE THERE'S SMOKE
We have had a few calls and emails about the huge fire that has been raging near us.
We have to say that, save a few wisps the first day, we haven't even seen any smoke.
The fire is about a mile vertical and 20 miles horizontally west of us on the other side of a two plus mile high mountain. And, it is heading in the other direction; southwest.
Newscasters and journalists, seeking a place nearby that people might recognize, choose to name Palm Springs.
Then, we start getting the calls which are thoughtful and appreciated but unnecessary.
I suppose that we could have some fires here. The mountain behind us has sparse but very dry vegetation on it.
Then there is a few hundred yards to go before it would get to our line.
We probably have too much tree stuff around us.
But there is no point in worrying about it before the fact. I am not going out to chop the trees down.
We will keep our noses tuned for smoke though.
