Saturday, June 18, 2011

Speaking of Fires . . .

The middle of the day
Seeing the fires in Arizona (so bad!) reminds me of the fire we had in the mountains, back in 2007. It was not anywhere near our place, but southwest of us, near Chelan (54 miles away).  It was the eeriest thing ever. The sun turned blood red, and you could look right at it, even at noontime.

The layer of smoke from the south hung over our mountain for a couple of days. The wind didn't blow. It looked like the setting for the Land of Mordor, from The Lord of the Rings.

At night, the moon was red too!

Blood-red noon sun
Smoke just hanging over the mountains in the middle of the day

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow, that kinda looks scary, yet beautiful. I'm glad Amy doesn't live in Arizona anymore. Still praying for those who do.