Seamaiden said:

Well, the fires out here are starting. Right now it's the Sand Fire, just north of us, and then last night another fire started up in Yosemite park, I think they're calling it the Motor Fire.

No ash fall, and this morning no smoke to the north so I'm staying as positive as I can. I just learned that 25 homes were lost in River Pines, just upcountry from us, I feel awful for them. I've also mentally begun preparing an emergency exit plan. Hook up the travel trailer, fill it with the valuables and that way the animals can go in the back of the Excursion (that'll be fun, almost a dozen chickens+one rooster, a large dog and two uncooperative cats) and we'll be able to drive out the most valuable vehicles. The artwork will be fairly easy to grab, but I don't know where all my photo albums are, some are still packed away from when I moved up here and I don't know where those boxes are. I will tell them goodbye if it comes down to that.

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BeenBurned said:

Good deal!!
things have calmed down up here too...still early in the season tho!

Buffy as in buff crested? My cock is a buff... lol

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Seamaiden said:

Pretty! Mine is a rather large Ameracauna.

No, she's a Rhode Island Red who was named such for her buff-colored butt. Actually, I was looking at her and suddenly "Buffy the vampire slayer" popped into my head, and there and then she was named. She's my cock's favorite hen, all kinda tore up! His name is Charlemagne, like the king. Notice, no wattles, he sports a beard! Oh damn.. his spurs are much longer now, well over an inch long. He was a youngster in that pic.

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Prime C said:

Late afternoon coffee. Just had the best corn in years! Picked it up at a stand i like to get tomato's from. My garden fucking sucked again found out Black Walnut trees are no bueno. I wont be planting that thing again. Think Im gonna go buy a bunch of that corn and freeze it. So sweet and tender what a joy it was to eat!

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