Fire!

So, I was going to do a post about all of my latest projects.... but there are a lot and so I decided to go with the most exciting event that has been going on locally. That is that Fontenelle Fire. There are a lot of fires in the West, and even close by. It started on LaBarge Creek... I think.. I don't really know. Anyways it has spread to be pretty big and is in Middle Piney now. So there has been sooo much smoke in Big Piney and LaBarge. There was even ash falling on us, which was new for me. And this definitely did not help with my allergies. :( But the firefighters and Forest Service (I think, I don't actually know facts, just trying to remember what I have heard) have set up base at the High School, which is right across the street from me, so it has been fun watching all of that. They have tents set up everywhere and trucks coming and going. Last week there were a bunch of semis lined up on the side of road waiting to pull in to unload the supplies and they were lined up pretty close for a long ways in front of houses, and people that lived in those houses had to drive all the way around them to get out. It was pretty crazy. Anyways I took some pictures of that and of the smoke. Also, they have recruited a bunch of people from the community to be on various fire crews and so my mom is a supervisor for one at the school and so she works from 6 am to 10 pm every day. Pretty long days, but the pay is great. And we are managing (barely) around the house without her. It has been fun cooking for my family though! Last night, my dad and I were going to drive up as far as we could to see the fire, but we didn't get very far before they closed the road, so that was a bummer.
Anyways, other than the fire, I have just been working at the museum and for my dad. I have also been working on lots of projects, like I mentioned. Soon, I will dazzle you all with my creativity and talent (or something like that) but tonight I just wanted to make a little post about the fire. It is hard getting into the habit of having a blog, so bear with me!

Smoke when the fire first started.

Sunset with the fire.The haze of smoke, it looks like a cloudy day, but it's really smoke.

High school, sorry it's not the best picture, but it kind of shows how busy it is there.
The yard next to the high school where they have been camped out, lots and lots of tents!
The annex parking lots and west of that. The tents are to the right of that.

Luckily, it is not close to us, so we won't have to evacuate or anything. And I don't think any of the cabins have been harmed. But our hearts and prayers do go out to those that have lost their homes.