Oh look at the beautiful sunset honey. *sigh*
Wow, that cloud is changing shape rapidly. Let's take a closer look.
Dear lord! I think that may be a forest fire!
Yes, that *is* what a forest fire looks like from about 100 miles away (actually I think it’s closer to 40-50 miles upon closer inspection of the map.). At least I *think* it’s 100 miles or so. Apparently the Olympic Mountains are so vast that even Google maps can’t calculate the distance.
From what I read a small fire was started on August 5th by lightning. Rain kept the fire small. Yesterday, the hot, dry and windy(yes… I said dry) conditions gave the fire a real boost, up to 120 acres or so. Today it looks like this. I’m unsure of the exact details as of this evening other than what I can see out my window.
Now that’s a real life education on fire!
Everyone always asks us if it’s raining here. As it turns out in the summer, it gets so incredibly dry here that there are burn bans everywhere! Our grass is almost completely dead! When the kids turn on the sprinkler, the bugs and the bees come out on full force looking for a drink!
