Oh crum, two more wildfires sprang up, fast movers that have required the evacuation of the entire town of Lakeport, farther up north and to the west. Lakeport was the home of Steve's grandparents and the site of many family reunions. Tales of terror and heroism from the evacuees are enough to break your heart even if the smoke hadn't already put tears in your eyes.
What with all the particulate matter in the air, it was a good day to sit and watch NASCAR, although I could have done without Bubba Wallace's horrific wreck just at the end. It was amazing to see him finally climb out of what was left of his car. After any crash, the known signal that the driver is okay is when they drop the window guard, and there was a collective holding of breath because it took Bubba quite a while to do that, and wild cheering when he did. It is a tribute to the race car manufacturers and to the tracks themselves that there can be a wreck of such proportions and still have the driver walk away. Would that all cars were built like that.
After the race and the news regarding all the fires, it was good to take refuge with "Victoria And Abdul" (2017, Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard). I hadn't seen much hype about this movie, but there are those actors for whom I will watch anything they make, and Dame Judi Dench and Eddie Izzard are on that list. Dame Judi (Dame Dench? I'm not up on protocol) reprised her role as Queen Victoria and her relationship with "the help," as she did in "Mrs. Brown." Both films are fictionalized accounts of actual events. Eddie Izzard, who has made the transition from stand-up comedian to successful serious actor, plays Victoria's son Bertie, who became King Edward VII. Suffice it to say that Queen Victoria was a little spitfire who did things her way.
I don't know if it was the smoke or my neighbor's dogs, who seem to only come out at sundown, but the girls were spooked and bedtime was bedlam last evening. Inga and Tessie had their usual contretemps when one dashed into the wrong stall, and defenceless Inga got the wrong end of the stick. The smoke covered the sun and darkened the sky, so I put them in earlier than usual.
A good soaking rain would be helpful about now. Nature, are you listening?
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I've missed the blog as I was vacationing in a home without Wifi. Glad to be back and reading about Farview! So sad about the fires. I have 2 relatives in 2 different houses in Redding, but heard tonight that one evacuation was lifted and the other never got that far - so all are safe. I hope it cools down for you...AND for us!
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