Jul 17, 2017
On a lighter note…..
…life moves on. The fire continues to burn but is 75% contained. The evacuation alerts have been rescinded and only 58 homes remain evacuated.
About a week ago at dinner time, we spotted the beaver passing by. Somehow he now has a cloak of weeds. My poor petunias are not doing well. At least there is some color for me to enjoy.
This was the sun about 9AM on July 10th. The smoke was likely from the Princeton fire which continues to burn. That was a very smoky day.
This was taken late the afternoon the day the local fire began. By the time I took this photo three others has swum/swam away. I guess they like our beach. As long as they stay down there they are welcome. No more poop on the patio and the lawn por favor. Note the two patio slabs with raised edges. This is a result of the flooding and we now have several raised slabs on our patio.
Yesterday afternoon the smoke returned.
The sunset over the fire area last evening. We both woke up about 3AM this morning due to a heavy smell of burning rubber. A crew of sixty continue to deal with the fire. It did flare up overnight due to the winds.
Today was totally smoky but much cooler which made for a nice morning walk.
Fortunately Colin has enough photoshop work to complete after his aerial work last Friday to keep him busy for a few days. We got a new client today and have a meeting re a job for an old client tomorrow. We are not as busy as normal but we at least have some things happening. It appears that from late August when the fires usually slow down until we leave for Mexico the end of October we will be dealing with 18 – 20 hour work days 🙄 Meanwhile Colin is spending time each day with his guitar while I work on a variety of projects. We have come to realize that the girls kept us on an excellent daily routine. Now we drift a bit here and there. I know that I am wasting a few hours just bumbling along. Oh well, we are enjoying life on a day by day basis. That is what counts. No I am not counting the empty wine bottles 😆
The photo data says 16/12/04. So does this mean it was taken Dec.4/16? It was taken in the RV and they must have been cold. They do look younger to me, less white in their noses. Loved those girls….
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Nice to hear that the wildfires and getting under control hope it keeps going that way for you
Just to clarify, only our local fire is getting under control. There are over 160 othed fires out their.
don’t know if you read the Mazatlan papers – Bill does – and the city is doing a LOT of work along the Malecon starting by Valentinos. Making the walking area wider and adding parking on the beach side. Hope they finish before we get there. Also replacing the streets in old town.
Yes I have been reading about it and seeing photos on various blogs. It is not pretty. They have cut down all the trees in Centro. Businesses are suffering. It is not only a mess but a nightmare ant the construction is questionable.
Glad to hear that your fire is mostly contained and that Colin has some work. I saw a facebook post of another photographer who was evacuated and he was looking for piecework just to try and continue to make money through all of this. I am sure there will be a lot of people who continue to hurt financially long after the fires are gone, glad you guys are close to retirement so that you don’t have to worry as much. Some of my flowers are doing well and others are fried, day after day of heat/sun can be hard on them. I already dug up some I just planted last month as they looked terrible.
We are living in different times. Will our climate ever return to normal?
Glad to hear the fire situation is improving. Know what you mean about the goose poo. We have stayed at parks where they roam free. Here I am picking up Dachsie poo which is smaller than some of the goose poo.
Nice to hear from you Colleen. When we returned after being evacuated our yard was full of goose poop. WE had to hire someone to take it all away. Cost us about $300.00.