When Lily the Golden Retriever joined our household, I had to put dog toys out of reach because she would destroy them and possibly swallow the remains. I didn’t feel too sorry for Rion because he viewed Lily as his toy.
Now that Lily is gone, Rion is making due with second best. His attempts to turn Lightning the Sheltie into a toy have not been successful.
Lightning, our Sheltie, had become a mess of mats and dirty as well, so it was off to the groomers. Even though he is 12, the clip makes him look like a youngster.
This one was my favorite: National Geographic Traveler Magazine: 2012 Photo Contest – The Big Picture – Boston.com.
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Early this morning, I took this photo looking south toward the site of the Waldo Canyon Fire. There was a moderate smell of smoke, which is actually not bad, since it meant it was cool enough for the fire to lay down overnight. Yesterday the Incident Command Team announced 45% containment. Last night, the El Paso County Sheriff lifted the pre-evacuation notice for our area.
Although yesterday was full of good news as far as lifting evacuations and fire fighting progress, I don’t think many of us in this region will feel particularly safe until the snow flies. However, the start of daily afternoon rains would be helpful.
5 Day Timelapse – Waldo Canyon Fire – June 23rd-28th – YouTube.
As far as Jack and I can tell, this was taken several miles away due east of us by Steve Moraco.
I was watching the briefing at a friend’s house Tuesday afternoon when the immediate evacuation of the northwest quadrant was announced. I stepped out a little while later and took this photo. The day turned to night under the black plume.
My friend and I finished evacuating our horses to her place late last night. I moved some photos and other stuff at the same time. My mother and her cat is with us now. Her place is far too close to the toxic smoke: just across the freeway. We are preparing to be evacuated, but as of right now, we are not under any pre-evacuation, voluntary evacuation, or mandatory evacuation orders. We are in the next neighborhood north of the Air Force Academy, which evacuated most of their personnel yesterday evening.
The shot I took on Saturday was misnamed: it was actually the Waldo Canyon Fire and it took the various agencies concerned a few hours to get the names of this fire sorted out. Looking south this morning, when it was pleasant with no smell of smoke, I took this next photo. I believe the reddish cast to the hills is the alpenglow.
Looking south this evening when it was hot but still no strong smell of smoke, I took this photo:
(I’ve zoomed in less with this one, but it is the identical direction of the one above.) The plume curls up much higher and curves away to the northeast of our house. The fire is now 5% contained, and is the number one fire fighting priority in the country. We could just have soon done without the honor. We are the next valley north of the Air Force Academy, for locals who may wonder where I took these shots.
