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♫♫♫♪Monday, Monday.........♫♪♫
Another Monday, another week!
Today's cover shot is one of Oregon's 36 fully functioning covered bridges... this one located just outside Eugene. These bridges always fascinate me.....
Didn't we have a Monday last week? Can we come up with a new name for this day? I really am beginning to dislike Mondays, I'm getting greedy I am getting used to two days off, I'm starting to want a three day weekend.
♫♫♪...Mud-day, Mud-day!!!...♫♫♪
I'm trying to work out a SEVEN day weekend! So far I'm not getting much cooperation in the project!
Wait a minute you're retired. Your entire week is a weekend.
Mariposa - Nuh Uhhh!!! It don't work out that way. Being retired just means that everybody thinks I have all this time to do THEIR stuff and it don't work that way. My clock is actually running at a much faster speed than everybody else so I have LESS time available. It's COMPLEX!!!! Someday you'll know what I mean but from what I've seen it's kinda like being a MOM!
Mr. Ed.... here there is a fire in Estacada, are you in any danger???
Carol - Thanks for asking. It's about ten miles from my properties so (knock on wood) there's no danger. It's in the area of an old rock pit (36 Pit) in National Forest Land (Mt Hood National Forest) up on the Clackamas River watershed Southeast of Estacada. I put a comment up yesterday about it. It was caused by target shooters but they haven't said exactly what the cause was. I hope those fools weren't using those targets that explode with a pretty loud 'bang' when hit. It also could have been a ricochet, car exhaust, or just careless smoking... This is why I get SOOOOO nervous during our late summer fire season. All it takes is one spark. It went to over a thousand acres yesterday. The problem they're having so far is that the terrain is too steep for equipment so it's all hand work and helicopter retardant and water drops. They've got over a hundred people on it so hopefully they'll get it controlled today.
I went back and read what you wrote yesterday...sorry, I should have done that first, and I usually do.
I would be worried too, if it were that close to me and growing that fast. With all the people on it, it should be contained soon...what we really need is our good old Oregon rain back.
I noticed all the trees are dropping dry GREEN leaves so you know they are stressed. Others are turning color due to lack of moisture.
I saw ten more fire crews from surrounding districts heading in to the fire this morning when I went out for breakfast. I don't know if they are replacements or additions but at least they are fresh and ready for the fight today. I've also counted six large helicopters making water drops so I think they are hoping to knock this thing out today. A lot of what's burning is grass and brush so the overall damage hopefully is going to be less. It's definitely making a lot of smoke though!!!!
We were told that we'd see the haze from the fire here today. It even seemed hazy yesterday afternoon too.
Glad you are in no danger.
Mariposa -
Reason for Monday
I just discovered that I miscounted on the number of helicopters working the fire... there are only three. I double counted them.
Three more BLM teams just went through on the way in.
Carol - the fire started yesterday morning and the haze you saw yesterday was definitely from it. It was sending a plume of smoke thousands of feet up.
OK now I understand Monday sort of
The 36 Pit fire has more than doubled in size today according to crews working on it. It's at almost 2500 acres this afternoon with no estimation on when it will be contained. They've got Highway 224 closed for five miles in either direction from Mile Post 36. There are only two helicopters on it now so maybe that's a good sign. It's still a long way from the fire to my closest property so barring an explosive blow-up, I'm good. I'm just hoping the wind stays calm. The worst thing I've seen all day is the ash. At times it looks like it's snowing but at least it's not hot embers.
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