Category Archives: Fire

THE WIND BEGAN EARLY MORN, FEB. 27, 2024

Posted on March 3, 2024 by trekkingtess

We cleared our Tuesday calendars. No way we wanted to be outdoors in steady 30 mph winds and the doubling gusts. I moved Shorty from under the trees. Margo took down her hanging stained glass. It was odd to see … Continue reading →

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I FEEL FOR THOSE MAUI WILDFIRE VICTIMS

Posted on August 14, 2023 by trekkingtess

In 2011, Bastrop County, Texas was devastated after a massive wildfire swept through the famed loblolly pines and destroyed a quarter of the dwellings on it’s way to petering out in an droughted cattle pasture. Poetic justice that a fire … Continue reading →

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LATE EVENING STORM CELLS, JULY 24, 2023

Posted on July 26, 2023 by trekkingtess

Last Saturday, I made the decision to stretch the next lawn watering to the next Tuesday. I was standing in my already sobbing lawn at 7:30 pm Saturday regretting my decision when an admin fire truck with sirens blaring turned … Continue reading →

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MARGO’S BEES AND SCRAPING GRASS, MID JULY 2023

Posted on July 24, 2023 by trekkingtess

Margo’s crepe myrtle bushes are flowering sections the size of footballs. The bees are constant visitors. Regular honey bees. Little bees I’m not fast enough with the camera to capture. The large, totally black bumblebees that have been around since … Continue reading →

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