I played "fire fighter" today. About noon, one of the neighbors stopped by and asked me to call 911. He spotted some smoke on the property across the road....nobody home there, as they both work. I called 911, then put my boots on, grabbed my leaf blower, and rushed over there. The dead leaves in the forest were burning, and the neighbor was hosing down the yard near the house so it wouldn't spread to the house. I started blowing the leaves that were burning and by the time the fire dept. arrived, about 15 minutes after I called, we had the fire under control close to the house. The rest of the forest was a mass of smoke and fire, and the firemen could only let it burn while trying to keep it from spreading further. My wife called the neighbor lady at work....she's a teacher...and by the time she rushed home, we all had things pretty much under control. There's some deadwood and stumps that are still smoking, but the rain is coming soon, so that should get rid of the remaining hot spots.
So, it was an interesting afternoon....but, I wonder how it started, with no one over there since they went to work this morning.
He is and I am so blessed to have him.
