Another fire

A gorgeous sunrise met us this morning backlighting a spooky elk skull that I brought in from the forest last year. The elk was shot during hunting season many years ago but I guess the hunter didn't know that he'd hit an animal. I found the elk soon after she'd died. I re-visited the spot a couple of years later and found the skull, completely cleaned by the teeth and beaks of our many scavenging carnivores.

K and I headed out for our stroll when the sky was much brighter. She seemed less nervous on today's walk and even looked at me rather than behind her. She had her last cast change today. Next week, it comes off!

 K is eagerly awaiting that day!

A little later, R and I took a short bike ride, and I tried to figure out how to use my new camera. My beloved Olympus died recently, and I need to learn the tricks with my new camera. I did manage to capture R's enthusiastic recall on Hug Hill though!

R has a boot on because he badly split a nail, and we're trying to prevent an infection.

At the end of my time with our canines, I left R at home, thinking to myself that I didn't feel good at all. I thought that I'd just ride a tiny bit more and then rest. Well, I really felt sick when I saw this.

The wind was blowing the flames away from us so I didn't think that our house was in any danger. But, this has to end soon! In the photo below, you can see that, although the mountains are snowy, lower elevation south-facing slopes are bone dry.

Many firefighters and airplanes are fighting hard to prevent this fire from growing any more. My fingers are crossed.