FIRE!

 A fire about five miles north of us started yesterday at about 5 pm.  I was really fascinated because I have never been this close to a fire before so I was kind of excited.  I took a lot of pictures because who knows when I'll be this close to a fire again. A lot of other people were taking pictures too, I guess a fire is a BIG deal here and is very exciting!  The fire is staying north of us and heading east so it won't be coming to us unless the wind decides to change direction.  There were some small towns that had to be evacuated last night and as of this morning the fire is only 4% contained and has burned over a thousand acres.  This year is bad for fires.  There are already so many and so many more to burn I'm sure.  Colton's dad has some land and turkey sheds up in the hills just south of the fire now and hopefully they will be safe!  It has been crazy to watch the fire and the dark smoke going up into the sky.  It's amazing how quickly they burn and how long it takes to put them out so it is going to be burning for a while still.

The start of the fire.

Later on that night about 8pm.

It was cool to see the flames once it got dark.

Fire today.  Colton took me up in the hills so I could get a good picture!