Lord, "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
Shortly after we arrived, we started hearing sirens at the fire station. Then shortly after, more sirens. They were coming from all directions. My brother-in-law is mayor, and he received a call from the Fire Chief. It was a huge field fire just south of town that the wind was spreading rapidly. Michael had to hurry down to the water plant and open up more fire hydrants for them to get water. It ended up being a 4-alarm fire, 4 fire departments were out there, thus the sirens coming in from all over. They got it under control before any damage occurred, but the farmer lost a good section of his crop. My Hubby was on that fire department for years and I know a part of him jumped when he heard the alarm at the station.
In the news: (for my friends in FL) "A tractor-trailer-size sinkhole has turned a central Florida shopping center parking lot into a no-man's land overnight. The hole, which officials in Winter Haven, Florida, said was 70 feet long and 15 feet deep, is across the street from a Legoland." That is so scary and it seems to be happening everywhere, without any warning. I cannot imagine it happening around here, but it could.
It's a beautiful summer day, 81° and sunshine. The humidity is going up so the rest of my day is going to be quiet, inside enjoying the A/C, with no plans except for some practicing.
Until next time..........
Little Michael is adorable. He looks so happy with his grandparents.
ReplyDeleteI jump when I hear sirens or alarms too. When we first moved to Georgia, I was a volunteer firefighter. My first thought is always to jump to action. Don't have to do that anymore.
I'm originally from central Florida. Sinkholes are fairly common there. I "think" (no proof, mind you) they're on the increase because they're more noticeable now since the whole State is one huge parking lot now. What used to be woods is now developments and such. If a sinkhole developed, nobody but the farmer cared. :) For many years, hubby and I traveled around SCUBA diving many of the older ones that had become water holes. Some of them had really interesting caverns.
Hope y'all are having a wonderful Sunday. ~:)
Any time we hear a siren, we wonder who, what and where. Sorry it upset the party but bet all in all, it was a good time. Those sinkholes seem to be coming more frequently all over the country. Weird for sure.
ReplyDeleteThe sinkholes are scary things. An entire lake disappeared, here in Lakeland, a few years ago. Fish, gators....all went down the hole. It is slowly filling up again, but the value of the million dollar homes around it are slower to bounce back.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had such a good graduation party!