Line of Fire Once Again

The red glowing sun begins to ascend within the surrounding haze. For the wildlife and firefighters, their glow is scorching and the sky obscure with thick blankets of smoke.What once was a blanket of green and beauty, is now blackened with ash.

The wildfires burning are just a repeat of last year's devasting turmoil and not just here in Montana but across the country.The wildfires burning in the West, has devastated the land but also the lives of humans and animals.

The air is hot and humid and full of gasping waves of smoke as firefighters desperately keep trying to put out the flames of destruction. Some flames are dispersed; while others run out of control.(Photo by Erik Petersen/Associated Press photo)

The effects from all this are good and bad which seems a bit obscure to me. The forest floor will recover and replenish itself. Wildlife is always lost as is the treasures of people living in these areas. Though most of the time those brave men and women do save the homes from the fury of that golden red light scudding across the shadowed land. Can't always say the same for the wildlife that run from the anvil clouds moving ever so closely...showering the red and yellow sparks and moving steadily with every crackle and rumble. It's a rampage and the wildlife have but one thing to try to do...flee.

The firefighters who lost their lives weren't able to control their fate. The Modesto Bee says it best.
(Pause for a moment and give thanks to the firefighters who continue to battle fires across the West, saving lives and property.
Their service is invaluable; their sacrifices are huge. Two air tanker pilots died Monday when their planes collided near Hopland, many other firefighters have been injured and just about all have been near exhaustion while battling voracious flames. Do not forget them.) This was a great opinion written so please take the time and read the rest.

And in that opinion, it is also stated that so far 1800 acres north Los Angeles; 6,000 acres in the Eldorado and Tahoe national forests; 23,500 acres in Montana near Yellowstone National Park; another 4,700 acres near Glacier National Park; 14,000 acres at three Idaho locations; uncounted acreage in five fires being allowed to burn in Yosemite National Park; and more in Nevada, Washington, Oregon and Wyoming are now blackened.

In reading the Billings Gazette and listening to the news I was saddened at what I read and heard.

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