It has been unseasonably dry these last few months. We had weeks of overcast but very little measurable precipitation. First, we had a burn ban, yesterday we had a Fire Weather Watch and today, the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning. Looking at hotter than normal, very low humidity and steady breezes of 10 to 18 miles/hour. Just the ticket for a conflagration.
I am heading into town to pick up more of the storage totes but that will be it - at home for the next couple of days with garden hoses deployed. Larry - the guy I bought the house from - told me that this valley had four large fires in known history. A lot fewer trees out here now but still...
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