Here on the reservation between Albuquerque and Santa Fe life is pretty good. Cost of living is much lower than in the cities and we have pretty much unlimited water. It is a 30 minute drive to Santa Fe for just about everything other than what is available at the convenience store, gas station, a post office, a mom & pop grocery store a few miles down the road.
So I took a few photos from just outside of town today on my way back from Santa Fe.
Right now in New Mexico there are several wild fires buring out of control. The extremely dry conditions, gale force winds at times and dry thunder storms which produce lightening but no rain on the ground are making this season a very dangerous one.
The Cerro Pelado fire is less than 20 miles from us. It is burning in the Ponderosa Pine forest in the Jemez Mountains. We can see, and depending on the direction of the wind, smell the smoke, and at times, even see the flames. So far we are safe and there are no calls for evacuation.
The fire fighters are incredible. I don't know how they do what they do for many hours day and night. We thank them for their bravery and hard work.
4 comments:
Hmm. I suppose there is no place that is entirely safe from natural disasters - be it fire, flood, hurricanes, earthquakes, or volcanoes.
It strikes me that your essay could be taken as a metaphor for the political situation of the United States at this point in time, and indeed, of the whole world. We see the smoke on the horizon - will the flames get out of control?
More and bigger wildfires are in all our future, thanks to global warming. We owe gratitude to fire fighters, I agree!
Such a beautiful place. And, yes, firefighters are incredible.
Firefighters are some of the bravest people I know.
Stay safe.
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