Monday, June 27, 2011

Where there's smoke....we have been evacuated!

Yo ho, mateys!  Pirate captain JC here.  On Sunday, a fire started in the Jemez mountains about fifteen miles away.  Here is the view along our street.

This picture shows the difference in coloration.


This a neat picture of the sun, which was quite dim.


 Before long, the smoke was everywhere.  Here is a view looking opposite the smoke source.  Soon the sun was blocked out, everything smelled smoky, and it started to rain ash!

We have been evacuated.  These pictures were taken around 3 PM yesterday.

5 comments:

Katie and Robert said...

Oh MY!!!! Glad you are safe...and you all are always welcome here... even though we don't have furniture, YET! ;) Keep us posted!

Heather said...

Where did you go? Cool sun pic

J.R. and Meg +3 said...

Everything still ok?

Brittany said...

Fortunately for us, the wind changed and our little enclave of White Rock is no longer threatened by fire, just instense and heavy smoke but Los Alamos proper not looking so good. Pray for rain!

Lauren in GA said...

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaack!! That is crazy!!!! The pictures capture it perfectly. Did you pack up your car with all of your valuables?