At first there was just a pleasant hint of smoke. It smelled of wood, grass and nature as it wafted through windows.
When I looked outside, I saw a small plume of smoke rising from a neighboring hill. I wondered if someone had called it in.
Fire. A four-letter word that’s well respected this time of year.
I could see charcoal color start to run across the grassy expanse. It reminded me of how a cigarette burns. As with each draw of a breath through a cigarette, red embers glowed, blackening the earth in a jagged pattern.
Alarmingly, smoke and embers were heading in my direction. That’s when the phone beeped — announcing a Level 1 Evacuation Alert. The danger was real and unfolding quickly. Stay tuned.
What to do now?
Luckily, irrigation sprinklers were already on. As a precaution, I set out another hose and sprinkler to water down all that I could. I’ve never been in the line of a fire before. My nerves and imagination were kicking in. What to do next?
Before I could answer my own question, there was another beep from the phone.
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Nita Paine
âI love that we provide an outlet to people to express themselves, to find out who they areâ
Looking at life from a different angle now
Bout with cancer, plus pandemic made couple wonder: Why wait to really live?
Keeping family ties strong
Twelve months of COVID makes for a long year away from kids and grandkids
It's a kick to be a zebra â or a canary
When making the call is your calling
Saved family letters tell of war horrors, peacetime hopes and dreams
Loving letters from long ago
Varied Thrush: Making a bold statement
Globally, the thrush family contains 169 viable species; three other thrush species are now extinct.
Clean shots
For real estate photographer, the art is in the uncluttered details
Visiting the glory years of our parents
Obituaries â Theyâre really NOT for the dead
Going deep with Dan Feil
Warm crystal clear water, incredible fish, spectacular scenery, why not jump off a boat in the tropics?
Bringing a glow to the night
Who says outside lights are just for Christmas time? Drivers on Maple Street in Wenatchee will now see lights year-round.