The forest fire in our back yard is still blazing, although fire fighters and the forest service are working as hard as they can to put it out. The latest information indicates that the fire is slowing, although there hasn't been an update in the local news for a few days.

I'm grateful for the hard work and dedication of those who're fighting the fire, although I do wish that the local media would update us a bit more frequently. The smell and sight of smoke is still strong, as indicated by these pictures and video that we got this afternoon:

Here's another YouTube video, this one from another user. It's better, closer, and more informative than the brief bit above that I shot with our digital camera.

This YouTube user must live in the same area that we do; he or she also has some nice video of a waterall that's about ten minutes away from where I work:

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