Not much to show for my time. Been here and there, haven't gotten much done in the studio........would be very grouchy over it except that I've been doing fun stuff. Above are two drop spindles with Japanese paper yarn. The one on the left is mine, on the right friend Kathy's. Next up to weave some simple little weavings (couple inches) to use as embellishment on journals. I tried one using a Weave-it type loom but it will be easier just making a cardboard loom with straight pins.
The heat wave is wearing on us and it's not even at it's hottest yet. It's over 100 today, tomorrow the forecast is 115. Fires are popping up all over - it's darned scary out there. As I was driving home from my spinning get together this afternoon I could see smoke to the west of our house. I found a little info on a new fire that had just started. We're fine as long as it doesn't blow up........with this wind and heat I'll be keeping my fingers crossed. The retardant tanker (DC-7) has flown over the house twice - looks to take 50 minutes to get from Medford (to my east) to the fire and back. I'm taking a guess our little airport here in Grants Pass is too small for it to land and fill up but I'm not sure. It should be flying over again shortly - if needed. It's so hard not to know what's going on - the fire is in steep terrain, are they making headway before it gets big? is it growing? did they knock it out quickly? The unknown can be so scary..........
Update - ODF (Oregon Dept of Forestry) once again did a great job of knocking out a fire before it became a problem - it's not out but it's contained and is in mop up stage - kudos to them.
That's so scary how many fires ya'll get up there! And, I had no idea it ever got that hot up there. That's hotter than here and I thought we had it bad. This has been such a hot summer and it's only half over. I'm ready for Fall and cooler temps! Wishing you cooler temps and less fires!
ReplyDeleteSince we moved to OR 25 years ago the summer temps have gotten progressively hotter. There were always over 100 days but they were rare and short lived - now the summers are unbearable. I've grown to hate summer here. But on the coast it can be 40-50 degrees cooler - just a short drive away.
DeleteI will have my fingers crossed for you. British Columbia is definitely on fire but here on Vancouver Island we just have smoke...a lot of smoke. I find myself waking up at night smelling smoke and ready to run, so I do empathize with you. Hang in there.
ReplyDeleteI've heard about the fires up in BC - very scary there too. Yes, smelling smoke at night is scary, even if deep down you know it's from a fire not anywhere near you. Also hearing sirens anytime of the day immediately has me ready to run - we're 15 miles outside of town so if I hear a siren it's not a good thing.
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