I cannot seem to keep everyone up-to-date as to my whereabouts or the condition of my family so a blog revival is in order.
Like today. Sister, Jo, who lives in Redding, Ca, was evacuated from her home yesterday because of the Carr fire that is roaring down out of the hills and consuming everything in its path. Looking at the maps that I find on-line Jo's tiny, vulnerable house is in the path of this giant. But winds keep switching around and we have our fingers crossed that the fire will get under control before long.
It looks like the local authorities are allowing her 30 minutes this morning to go in and retrieve some more of her belongings. Her son, Mike, is driving down from Oregon to pick her up and take her back home with him. Last year his house near Ashland was under the shadow of another forest fire that raged on for months.
I worry that our entire country is going up in flames and I see no end in sight to these conflagrations. There are so many theories as to what is causing them---inadequate logging, out-of-control beetles, diseases, incompetent management, drought, too many people encroaching on the forests, greed, climate change, politicians, etc, etc. Do I see any efforts to tackle these problems? Well, there is Smokey the Bear.
Sister, Mary and her husband, Jim are currently in Colorado while avoiding the fumes from the volcano in Hawaii. Their house is not in the path of the lava but the lava is close enough to be worrisome and the fumes are dangerous.
I am presently in the Cracker Barrel parking lot in Abilene, Tx and headed to New Mexico. I will start posting to the blog as I go in an effort to update everyone. If you have any problems viewing this blog please let me know.
So glad to see you back Toni! ❤️
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update- I've been concerned about all of you!
ReplyDeleteHope you had a good birthday. Love you, Denise
Thank you for the updates. I had just tried to call Jo apparently the day she was evacuating. Living in Oregon and Washington all of these years we have seen fires every year but they seem to be increasing. The summers are getting warmer and the land drier. Last year two boys started a devastating fire near Multnomah Falls by playing with fireworks. This year a man had a tractor accident and caught the grass on fire. Two of my friends have husbands who are fire jumpers. One is jumping in Yellowstone right now, his base is a mile from his own home.
ReplyDeleteAnxious to read your blog as you strive to keep us up to date. You are driving into major heat but after 109 in Texas maybe you have grown to like it. :)
Glad to see a new post! I've been wondering about you because it's been a long time since you last posted. Hope your sisters' houses survive.
ReplyDeleteI wondered if Mary was in the path of the lava -- so glad to hear otherwise. Good luck to Jo. And it's good to have you blogging again.
ReplyDeleteRIP to Louise.