I had gone out to mow the lawn, and even out the parts that the Rabbits hadn't eaten. I had thought earlier that there might be another fire South of where the Long Draw fire had burned, but as I spent more time outside it became obvious that this was ash picked up by the winds out of the South. The forecast had been for strong winds out of the South, and they were coming.
I stopped the mower and went in to get Karen, since the towering ash cloud was becoming spectacular. She decided to go to the top of the hill to make sure that it wasn't a fire. I went with her, and we no more got to the top of the hill than we beat feet back to the house to prepare for the arrival as it was very apparent that it was going to be spectacular to say the least.
Karen started closing the house and I shut the hanger door, and put Jessie to bed. Karen shot still pictures, while I grabbed the Drift video camera.
We were blacked out totally for about 15 minutes. The only thing that you could see outside was a faint walkway light. The wind got up to 31 mph. It finally blew over and things have cleared up. there is very little evidence of the event. I am sure that the ash will end up somewhere, just not here.
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