Today was another hot day in Virginia; more, extreme heat is expected for the rest of the week. Even Buddy has relinquished his usual non-stop activity and lies in a cool and shady corner of the porch for a big part of the day. Each and every animal on the farm seeks shade for a bit of relief.
Late in the afternoon, Becky came in announcing a helicopter dousing a fire on a nearby mountain. I went out to view a rare (thank goodness) sight.
The fire was small. As the crow flies, the blaze was about three miles from our farm; out of danger.
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| Helicopter arriving at fire. |
I watched the helicopter make several trips; dumping water, turning around to go fill the bucket, and returning to dump water again.
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| Helicopter dropping water on the fire. |
The small fire seemed to be knocked down; the smoke plume had been reduced and was dispersing into the clear blue sky. But, during the dark of the evening, I could see the red flames glowing.
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| Helicopter returning to refill bucket with water. |
I imagine there will be a bit more firefighting come morning.
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