Big Winds, Little Wildfire

Well, the high winds blew one of 12-foot-long panels of our 6-foot-high privacy fence down yesterday evening.  And there was a small wildfire on Flagstaff Mountain (on private property) yesterday afternoon, which the winds made difficult to douse.  For only a half-acre fire, it certainly put out enough smoke...  This is the view from the second story of my apartment building:

In the foreground one can see Folsom Field, our CU football stadium, as well as patches of snow on Flagstaff.  I am so happy that the ground was wet and muddy from the snow melt!

  My kits are a little apprehensive about the fallen fence panel - they can now see the tennis courts at the Millennium, as well as the sidewalk that runs on the other side of the fence.  There are lots of runners with their dogs these days, so the kits should be wary.  Not to mention that the sounds now carry much clearer on the air - and, from that direction, it's usually fire and/or police sirens.

  Had a great time with Rosie and Boo this morning - then went and visited with Lynn, getting paid, and checking up on her critters.  We've agreed to get together at 2 on 9 March to begin work on her family tree, which should be very interesting.  And, while typing this, I'm eating Cheerios and blueberries, and getting ready to go meet with a couple that might be new clients.  The new folks have cats and chickens, and were given my contact information by a current client - and they're only a block from the nearest bus stop! (Hooray!)

  Much more tomorrow....