"I love the scents of winter! For me, it's all about the feeling you get when you smell pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, gingerbread and spruce." Taylor Swift
"The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course." Billy Graham
"Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life." Billy Graham
Good night dear friends, take care and God bless. Hugs.
Good night Aussie,
ps. I remember seeing Billy Graham speak at our oval in Adelaide showgrounds when I was a teenager, I went with a group from our church and we all shared blankets for our knees as it was winter, night time and freezing. Thanks for the memory.:-)x
KNadineM
Aug 29, 2015
I'm with Taylor. Actually, those are the scents of Fall. I love those scents and the beginning of the crispness of the air and the changing colors of the leaves of the trees. I hate to end the daylight of Summer but I would probably be bored if everything were the same all the time. There is also something nice about the limited daylight too.
pixipixil
Aug 29, 2015
Agree about Fall EXCEPT the shortening days. Fall is the most beautiful and exciting season of the year for me--apple picking, those gorgeous golden corn stalks in interesting patterns and rows, very blue skies, cool breezes with the sun still hot, frost sparkling in the morning and mist rising on the lake, geese and ducks veeing and calling to eachother, harvest moon, Halloween and thanksgiving and best of all the leaves turning.
globug
Aug 29, 2015
You paint such a pretty picture with your words pixi
pixipixil
Aug 29, 2015
Thanks, globug. Fall is truly beautiful here.
KNadineM
Aug 30, 2015
That is a beautiful description of Fall, pixi
pixipixil
Aug 30, 2015
Thank you KNadine. I see you are a fall fan by your icon. Once we went for a woodland hike and the path was strewn with so many colors it looked like my paint pallet.
KNadineM
Aug 31, 2015
Yes, I've always been a Fall fan. I have a Fall birthday, it's at the end of September. I've been starting to like Summer a bit more especially since we've been having some bad Winters the past few years where I live and last Summer wasn't much of a Summer at all. Fall will probably always be my most favorite.
There have been more evacuations since I left my comments yesterday. Wind did pick up a lot in the afternoon yesterday but is calm right now, it is almost an eerie calm. Cant really explain it but it is after 2:00 in the morning and too calm and looks strange out there. It would make a good setting for a spooky movie right now is about the only way I can explain it.
Just to give an example of only two of the fires and there are many more then these two. One of the fires has burned 190, 000 acres and 3, 000 homes are threatened and 225 commercial properties and 1, 000 other structures threatened.
The other fire has burnt 302, 224 acres and 5, 140 homes are threatened, 94 confirmed destroyed and of other structure 63 reported destroyed. This fire also grew more then 20, 000 acres in the last 24 hours and containment has decreased from 17% to 12%. This is just 2 of the fires.
Its about 4:30 a.m. now. Was on the phone. My boyfriends daughter has been evacuated once and his son is fighting the bigger of the two fires that grew so fast in 24 hours that I told everyone about.
No rain yet but hopefully it comes in today sometime. If we really do get the rain this time we are supposed to get rain today thru next weekend and do we ever need it. It is so dry out there. Will keep updating when I know something.
I have sent prayers to the lord for you and yours and for every area threatened like this. I hold you in my heart, Seaview.
cindyj28
Aug 29, 2015
That is so awful I cant image..Take care of yourself.
sallywon12
Aug 29, 2015
Here in Lacey the rain woke me up last night, it was so hard. Now there is a nice slow drizzle/rain. I pray it hops over the mountains and you get the rain too. I can't fathom what is happening in our eastern part of the state. I'm assuming you are in WA. Be safe!
manatee
Aug 29, 2015
My brother is in Everett and the smoke is coming over the mountains. Praying for you all in the fire zones.
darambo
Aug 29, 2015
Seaview know what you are saying about the fires and the smoke. We got a little rain this morning and in between the clouds is the first blue smokeless sky we have had in weeks. Prayers for the firefighters, the evacuated, be safe everyone
aussiesapphire
Aug 29, 2015
Dear Seaview, what an awful strain this must put on everyone. I am so sorry for those who have lost their homes - fire destroys everything. Take care and God bless. Hugs.
mamag15
Aug 29, 2015
Thank you for keeping us updated. I have relatives that live n Redding, CA. I have not heard anything about that part yet. Please keep us posted. God bless and please stay safe as well as your family and friends. Also for those other residents living in that area, I pray for their safety as well.
Starrphyre
Aug 30, 2015
Praying for rain for you folks, seaview. Am thinking about all of you. Please keep staying in touch.
God bless.
pixipixil
Aug 30, 2015
Yes. Please let us know when the danger has passed.
crlyblonde
Aug 30, 2015
Must be terrifying seaview. I know we complain about the English weather but we do survive most of the extremes our main problem is flooding Sending you some of our rain seaview we have had enough of it my garden is like a bog
kjd3682
Aug 30, 2015
I'm in SW Washington, and have been watching the reports about the eastern side of the state. So very scary. Praying the rain this next week helps and don't cause additional problems with flooding.
beanaof8
Aug 30, 2015
Praying for rain and for the fires to get under control, cannot imagine how awful and frightening it must be, be safe
:)
I like that kind!
"I love the scents of winter! For me, it's all about the feeling you get when you smell pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, gingerbread and spruce." Taylor Swift
"The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course." Billy Graham
"Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life." Billy Graham
Good night dear friends, take care and God bless. Hugs.
ps. I remember seeing Billy Graham speak at our oval in Adelaide showgrounds when I was a teenager, I went with a group from our church and we all shared blankets for our knees as it was winter, night time and freezing. Thanks for the memory.:-)x
Just to give an example of only two of the fires and there are many more then these two. One of the fires has burned 190, 000 acres and 3, 000 homes are threatened and 225 commercial properties and 1, 000 other structures threatened.
The other fire has burnt 302, 224 acres and 5, 140 homes are threatened, 94 confirmed destroyed and of other structure 63 reported destroyed. This fire also grew more then 20, 000 acres in the last 24 hours and containment has decreased from 17% to 12%. This is just 2 of the fires.
Its about 4:30 a.m. now. Was on the phone. My boyfriends daughter has been evacuated once and his son is fighting the bigger of the two fires that grew so fast in 24 hours that I told everyone about.
No rain yet but hopefully it comes in today sometime. If we really do get the rain this time we are supposed to get rain today thru next weekend and do we ever need it. It is so dry out there. Will keep updating when I know something.
God bless.