Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
-- Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
Frankie and Slim
Happy New Year
Friday, February 20, 2009
FRIDAY NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
And what did you do tonight? Not to worry, this was a controlled fire. At least you get to see all your neighbors this way. Everyone shows up for a good fire:)
Well you scared me for a minute! I thought you were in a bit of trouble there! What did I do, nothing, sitting here! I am really bored tonight, it seems so unusually quiet except for the holling wind!
My dad used to burn off a big hillside on our property but one time the wind caught it and it spread too fast and headed for the woods. We all beat the fire out with wet gunnysacks. It was really quite terrifying.
The fire department was present and they supervised 70 acres of burning on Friday night. It was all certainly an erie and blackened sight in the morning. Yes, if the conditions are not right a fire like that can get out of control and that thought is frightening. I took that last picture from the door at the back of our barn and right after I snapped the photo I felt the wind shift just a moment and the flames whipped toward me. I could certainly tell how dangerous this was, even controlled.
No s'mores, hotdogs, marshmallows -- what a bummer!
When I was with the fire department, we loved controlled burns. The good folks would call in and "warn us" and the ones who didn't call in, well, they'd get a "visit" and have their controlled burn all wet within seconds.
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And what did you do tonight? Not to worry, this was a controlled fire. At least you get to see all your neighbors this way. Everyone shows up for a good fire:)
Well you scared me for a minute! I thought you were in a bit of trouble there! What did I do, nothing, sitting here! I am really bored tonight, it seems so unusually quiet except for the holling wind!
ReplyDeleteSeriously! Only when I moved to the Pacific NW did I learn that people set fire to things on purpose (non-arson, I mean.)
ReplyDeleteI find even a controlled fire scary!
ReplyDeletewow.... just wow. breath taking and scary.
ReplyDeleteWhen you guys through a get together you sure get it on! Controlled? Our controlled fire is a pile of brush in the yard.
ReplyDeleteStill scary..........
ReplyDeleteYikes! You scared me there for a minute!!
ReplyDeleteSo who brought the hot dogs and marshmallows?
ReplyDeleteMy dad used to burn off a big hillside on our property but one time the wind caught it and it spread too fast and headed for the woods. We all beat the fire out with wet gunnysacks. It was really quite terrifying.
Whoa! That looks scary!
ReplyDeleteDid you make S'Mores?? :)
I'm glad your controlled fire didn't get out of hand. I had one that did and I will never forget the sheer terror.
ReplyDeleteSo how close to home was that? Were there fire trucks around? Even so...very scary..
ReplyDeleteThe fire department was present and they supervised 70 acres of burning on Friday night. It was all certainly an erie and blackened sight in the morning. Yes, if the conditions are not right a fire like that can get out of control and that thought is frightening. I took that last picture from the door at the back of our barn and right after I snapped the photo I felt the wind shift just a moment and the flames whipped toward me. I could certainly tell how dangerous this was, even controlled.
ReplyDeleteNo s'mores, hotdogs, marshmallows -- what a bummer!
Thanks for you comments.
When I was with the fire department, we loved controlled burns. The good folks would call in and "warn us" and the ones who didn't call in, well, they'd get a "visit" and have their controlled burn all wet within seconds.
ReplyDeleteTime to make some s'mores!!
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