waldo canyon fire

i took this june 23rd, we knew it wasn't in a populated area but it made you sick in the stomach to see on the normally beautiful range.

june 26th looking just awful. eerie feeling in the air.

the 27th was by far the worst day & the heat with the lack of humidity plus the winds changing was about the most terrible conditions for a wildfire possible. we saw actual flame cross the ridge line from our front porch. :( they evacuated areas as close as 1.5 miles from our house. it looked completely apocalyptic & dark & scary. i collecting our irreplaceables so i could evac quickly if necessary. that part a little bit terrified me.

june 28th, the winds finally starting to work in our favor. i could not believe how many generous, heart warming stories we heard. so telling of what we have seen as the character of colorado springs. 

june 29th the smoke dying down. the air quality was so terrible & we were asked to stay out of it. i kept the kids home bound but had no control over my hubs. austin used our old fashioned push mower on our good sized yard & he about keeled over. literally.















we are more grateful than words can say for the fire fighters & their willingness to battle the fires on our behalf. after some panicky days & nights, i am so glad we were safe & able to be of some help. it also gave us some radiant, gorgeous sunsets for about a week.

346 homes lost, more than 2,000 acres burned, sadly an elderly couple died, & over 32,000 people were evacuated making it the worst fire in colorado's history. they expected total containment of the fire by july16th. thankfully we got a huge amount of rain & it was able to come much sooner than that.

he heeeard us! :)