Fires

Thane had his kidney stones blown up yesterday so hopefully in a couple days he will be feeling better. On the way home from the hospital, we saw a 'cloud' to the east and wondered if it was smoke because there wasn't another cloud in the sky. The closer we got to home, the bigger the plume got, and we could tell it was smoke from a fire. On our way to church last night, the plume to the east, somewhere over the mountains behind Hayden Lake was very large, and then we looked south and saw a lot of smoke billowing over Coeur d'Alene. We wondered if the Indians were burning their fields, but didn't think they would be as high as the winds were. On the way home from church, we saw a fire plane heading to the fire. When we got home we found out it was in St. Maries. I am glad we took our scenic drive last weekend, since that is the area we were in. I know a week long bike ride is supposed to start there in that area tomorrow, so the fire could definitely affect the ride! The fires are getting closer, and it's getting pretty scary how tender dry it is! Fortunately, the winds have died down today, and they said the humidity will be higher but it's still very, very dry. Here a some of the photos posted on KREM.com of the fire. Have a good weekend, and be safe!