As of 7 p.m., the King fire had spread to 8,600 acres, traveling up the Hwy. 50 corridor. This beast is moving fast. Containment had been at 10%, now dropped to 5%. There are a couple of community websites, full of panic and wonderful offers of help, places to bring animals and homes and centers opened for evacuees. Those with scanners do a great job of sending out warnings. As I learned during the Sand fire, one can't rely on reverse 911 calls. Well out of the path here, all I can say is that the smoke clouds are fearsomely awesome from a distance. This was taken about 4 p.m. yesterday.
Here at home, Mini-Squint continues to amuse. He is fearless (maybe that's how he ended up with one eye). I know he sees me, but refuses to budge from the milk-soaked wipe or piece of grain as I move about the room. He has darn near run over my foot if I'm in his way. Pretty feisty little twerp for a mouse.
Continuing to learn new tricks on my phone, I found the emojis all by myself! I have as much fun with ring tones as with anything else. Like the house cell phones, the tunes put a smile on my face. I've changed Siri; living in No-Man's Land as I do, it's nice to hear a male voice once in awhile. I need to leave the iPhone in my pocket today; the boys (Dave and Clay) are coming up to work on the deck supports and I haven't done a single thing to get ready for them.
Thankfully, it is supposed to be cooler today. Not only am I relieved for myself and the animals (yesterday was sweltering), I'm grateful for the boys and the firefighters.
UPDATE: 7:15 a.m. Fire has grown to 11,570 acres, 5% contained (which means they haven't got a grip).
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I wonder if I have emojis on my phone! I'm guessing they are "emoticons" but heck, I may be all wrong. Guess I haven't played with mine enough, and it has now been outdated by at least 3 later models!! Hope the fire gets contained.
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