The family is safe, we’re grateful. The fire didn't touch the house. When my son-in-law approached the house on fire day and saw all the vehicles parked around the house it gave him some consolation, "They won't let their vehicles burn," he said.
When he thanked a firefighter for putting out the
fire. The firefighter’s responded: “Search and Destroy! Our job!”
That almost elicited a salute.
Said son-in-law had been clearing areas in the forest, widening
roads, and thus it was fortuitous that he had created paths for firemen and fire
hoses to traverse. Fascinating timing, for he had been feeling that it was not “IF”
a fire happened on or near their property, but “WHEN.”
Now comes the watchful reforestion. Which trees will
survive the heat or scortching? What plants will we see sprouting in the
spring? Son-in-law said he thought he would encourage mosses to grow. If you
haven’t heard about it, the recipe is to blend moss with milk in a blender, and
spray the mixture on an area you want mossed. This works great for pathways
between stepping stones. And hopefully reforestation.
All the photos were taken by my daughter on her own
property.
The dark shapes in the forest are firemen, I couldn't enlarge the picture.
Hope for the future...
Come May I trust the wild iris will return again. This area was not burned.
