Yesterday afternoon, in what were eerily familiar conditions, the sun became obscured by smoke, the light quality changed dramatically, the temperature dropped 6°F in a matter of minutes and ash began to fall like snow. Vinomaker and I sat for a little while, just watching as a thick grey smoke plume headed our way from the northeast, until the ash became too heavy to remain outside. The fire, now known as the County Fire, began in Yolo County and grew overnight from 8,000 to 16,000 acres.
When I woke up this morning everything was covered in ash (very messy). I worked for a bit in the Syrah vines this afternoon, but each time I reached for a shoot above my head I was showered with huge flakes of ash. Not very pleasant. A strong wind would rid the grapevines of their ashy-coating, but, alas, strong winds are the last thing firefighters need right now.
The fire, as I type, has now burned 32,500 acres and is 0% contained, and it has now spread to Napa County. Godspeed to the first responders.
3 comments:
Prayers for my friends and all!
Godspeed...I think God is trying to tell you something.
NHW: I have friends up at Lake Berryessa and , so far, they are okay. As of right now, the fire has burned 70,000 acres and is just 5% contained.
Thud: Yup, probably that California needs less people in Mother Nature's way.
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