Stay Inside

The warning is still out today. If you have respiratory problems or Heart Disease, stay inside. The air is thick with smoke. I never recall seeing it this bad, this long.
I just read the Platina area is in danger as well as Igo and Ono. For you that do not live here or are unfamiliar with our area, We are surrounded by hills, valleys and forests.
We are also surrounded to the north, east and west by lakes, rivers and streams and a beautiful Mountain to the East.
Having all this beauty comes with a price.
Our summers are typically dry. We have rains in the fall and winter. I fully expect a wet winter. It usually happens this way. We may be the ones in flooding conditions.
However today we are dealing with fires. Lots of fires, I read about the fires in Southern California pushed by the Santa Anna Winds.
Yesterday we had lots of wind. As I was out putting sprinklers on my garden, I prayed for the firefighters and the people in harms way.
A reverse 911 call went out before daybreak yesterday.
David and I could tell one was close, too close for comfort.
Redding burn? No that wont happen, We may have spot fires but we are a town not a community and David and I live in the lowlands. Redding is in the valley, not in the hills.
Last night it was horrible to smell the smoke from the fires.
The smell hangs heavy in the air, as heavy as the smoke that limits visibility.
As I worked out side yesterday morning, I could smell cigars. I kept looking around for a smoker. Actually not one smoker lives on our road.
I find that amazing in itself. We have four families including ourselves, it is a small rural, country road.
In addition it would not surprise me for the property at the beginning and end of our road to burn. They do not clear a defensible zone and it is surrounded by tree limbs from old walnut trees and piles of brush and dead grass.

I pray if it does catch on fire, everyone is safe. We keep ours green and clear so that is not an issue for us, Only problem is we could not get out if that does burn. We would sit and keep sprinklers going. I guess we could use the PGE right of way and go out another way but it is fenced.
OK now I am surmising what can happen.
Fact is we need to get these fires out and now they are predicting thunder storms this weekend.
That again will bring in more lightening fires.
So I am inside again today, Actually I may walk out but no work will be done. I will take care of my lungs.
So keep Our State in your prayers. Pray for the firemen and all the families being displaced.
If you want to check out the news, go to www.Redding.com.
They have a map showing all the locations of the fires.