Today the world is on fire

Sitting in the shade of an enormous (and somewhat out of place) pine tree somewhere in south Beaumont staring at the world as it burns.

Somewhere south someone or something started some trouble

If I shift my view to the north the view is completely dichotomous. Golden fields. A windmill in the foreground and the eastern big bear mountain range in the background. It looks like a Stater Brothers commercial.

North

2 monsterous (but sweet) pitbulls named Blue and Minnie sit beside me, not as enamored with the smoke filled southern horizon as myself but content in my company all the same. Due to the fires close proximity the wind is strong but warm and comforting.

Blue

Minnie

The sky is slowly darkens as plumes of black smoke roll off the landscape to the west. Blazing fire is rapidly making its way across the hillside toward this side of Highway 79.

 Entire families of  spectators in thier SUVs line up in the dirt field at the end of the road like patrons of a drive-in theater. All staring in awe at the natural beauty in devastation.

If the wind decides to shift in my direction things around here will get much less sereen and sureal. But that's not happening right now and since I've been told numerous times to live in the moment, here I sit. Content and entertained watching the world burn.

If by some odd chance the fire sweeps this way and burns my life away as I sit here enjoying my lazy Saturday I will be sure to let you know.

Cheers

-SCRaM