Just The Word I Didn't Want To Hear .... FIRE!!

Well THAT was an interesting fourth of July.  I was hoping the FOURTH would be with me, but that was not to be.

It started about 8:30 with the bombs going off, literally shaking the ground around here.  I just find it hard to believe people want to set off fireworks when there is dry grass literally everywhere.  I patrolled my corral for over two hours, just to be sure if there WAS a fire, I caught it early.

Suddenly there was a WHAP right next to me.  What the heck?  Keep in mind, there were no houses setting off fireworks within 400 yards of my house.  I was extremely lucky that it hit the concrete and NOT my dry grass yard or my head.

Sirens were going off everywhere, one at the end of my street.  I watched as the flashing lights went not even a quarter mile before I spotted the smoke.  The siren stopped and soon the smoke disappeared.

It seems my little neighbors wanted to get a good start on the festivities too.  This would be the 16 year old high school kid with all his friends.  I heard them in the garage next door, but they were being quiet.  I gave them the benefit of the doubt.  Wrong Nancy ..... WRONG!

Apparently they wandered off two houses down to the water basin for a little smoke.  About 10:30, huge flames could be seen as high as a house and thankfully, the sirens were wailing again.  They got it out in no time.

It's funny, the boys said they saw the fire and a Jeep take off real fast before grabbing buckets and trying to put the fire out themselves.  Sound suspicious?

Someone got scared and luckily called the Fire Department.  A little too coincidental for us neighbors.  A good portion of the basin behind the melted fence was burned.

The blasting went on all around me until about 1:00 am when it finally stopped.  Gosh those guys must have a lot of money to burn on fireworks.  It seriously sounded like a war zone.  There were three HUGE shows like you would see at the Fairgrounds, only all those shows were cancelled this year.  This was all from backyard dummies who know not what they are doing.  Scary!!

To add insult to injury, it is now SKUNKS 5, NANCY 2.  Yes, we had yet another big confrontation this morning!!!  I'm afraid it's just going to continue forever, especially since I'll be leaving shortly and they will have the run of the back yard.

I'm bummed!!!  Yes I could shoot the little bugger, but I'm leery of shooting in a neighborhood full of houses.  Anything could happen ... a ricochet off a rock and BAM ... I'd be in jail.  That would be my luck, not to mention the adrenaline rush every time I see one would probably distort my aim!!!!

I'll fill you in on the latest tomorrow, once I'm sure all the fires are OUT!!