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mleblanca wrote:
On Jun 24, 3:33 am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 6/23/08 10:07 PM, in article
Those sound so very scary Emilie. It rained here yesterday but the lightning
started a few small fires. (no doubt huge to those whose houses were hit,
but small in scale to yours.)
Cheryl
As Billy said, over 800 fires in Nor Cal. Some of the smaller ones
have burned
themselves out, but the major ones are still uncontrolled. Smoke this
am:
visibility one mile, but by noon it was more like 100yards! No winds,
which is
good because the fire doesn't spread rapidly, but smoke is so thick
that the air tankers
can't get in to drop retardant. Fires are in very rugged terrain, in
small
unincorporated communities in the lower mtns/foothills. No municipal
water
supply for fighting fires, just individual wells. Water must be
brought by fire truck
tankers, or by helicopters picked up in huge "buckets" from nearby
lakes, rivers.
Canyons are so steep that no access is possible, it is really a
miracle that the
firefighters are able to control these things. Add to that the fact
that lower than
normal rainfall, and then very unusual winds in April May and June
(wind generally
in pretty well over by March)
Well, in the garden I have picked tomatoes already, June 14, earliest
in 25 years,
am picking apricots, figs, and zucchini, with Walla Walla onions
already harvested
and ready to eat. Babcock peaches are coloring up for early July.
I, too have daylilies to divide, sometime. Cannas, roses, cone
flowers, larkspur,
Shasta daisies, and I also have goldenrod in bloom, Cheryl. I love it
and so do bees
and butterflies. There seems to be a population explosion of W. Tiger
Swallowtails
this June.
98 degrees today
Emilie
NorCal
Fortunately, only 85F locally with 2 miles visibility (smoke). Nearest
fire is 60 miles away. At least there isn't much in the way of nitrogen
oxides, just soot particles. Nitrogen oxides are what eat the tires off
of SUVs. Grew up in southern California, at least as much as anyone
does, and this is a walk in the park.
--
Billy
Bush and Pelosi Behind Bars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0aEo...eature=related