Where The Wind Takes Us: One Doggie Field After Another!
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Here is how the trailer BQ turned out... State has yet to release the trailer... something about a suspicous fire... lots of rumors...
In the pic below, if you look closely thru the front window area, you can see our truck in the distance...
In the pic below if you look close at the tree you can see how the bark got split.
In the pic below, if you look closely thru the front window area, you can see our truck in the distance...
In the pic below if you look close at the tree you can see how the bark got split.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Let me start this post by saying this was our neighbor, and it appears at this time that everyone is ok. Our neighbor across the water had a fire and the RV was a total loss.
I was awakened at 3am. Samantha was scared and woke Suzi and I up. Then I noticed the blinds at the rear of our trailer were glowing brightly. (Our awning was blocking the view of the fire from upstairs.) I took a peek to see what was going on, and the front end of the neighbors RV was on fire. It was a tow behind Travel Trailer.
Suzi jumped right into emergency mode and said "where is the phone, we need to call 911" I grabbed the phone, but since it was the middle of the night, I had the long wait for the phone to turn on. We both stepped outside, and I was looking for sings of people milling around, and was surprised to see no one... Then Suzi started to yell, and I joined in. Before my phone could start up our neighor Roger came out of his rig. (He and his wife live in the Class C to the right of the fire) He said they already called 911, so I didn't bother. I think we woke up the whole RV park...
It seemed it took forever for the fire department to show up, and just as they were arriving the spanish moss on the tree ignighted. Fortunately it didn't catch the tree...
At this time we don't think the guy who ownes the RV was at home as his car was gone.
The fire department is still here, and I occasionally see them spray more water on the RV. I am sure they will be here the rest of the night. I am suffering from the adrenaline rush, and cannot sleep. Suzi said this is the same feeling she gets at work when someone crashes...
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I think the reason it took so long for the fire deptartment to get here is due to the thick fog thsi morning.
I was awakened at 3am. Samantha was scared and woke Suzi and I up. Then I noticed the blinds at the rear of our trailer were glowing brightly. (Our awning was blocking the view of the fire from upstairs.) I took a peek to see what was going on, and the front end of the neighbors RV was on fire. It was a tow behind Travel Trailer.
Suzi jumped right into emergency mode and said "where is the phone, we need to call 911" I grabbed the phone, but since it was the middle of the night, I had the long wait for the phone to turn on. We both stepped outside, and I was looking for sings of people milling around, and was surprised to see no one... Then Suzi started to yell, and I joined in. Before my phone could start up our neighor Roger came out of his rig. (He and his wife live in the Class C to the right of the fire) He said they already called 911, so I didn't bother. I think we woke up the whole RV park...
It seemed it took forever for the fire department to show up, and just as they were arriving the spanish moss on the tree ignighted. Fortunately it didn't catch the tree...
At this time we don't think the guy who ownes the RV was at home as his car was gone.
The fire department is still here, and I occasionally see them spray more water on the RV. I am sure they will be here the rest of the night. I am suffering from the adrenaline rush, and cannot sleep. Suzi said this is the same feeling she gets at work when someone crashes...
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I think the reason it took so long for the fire deptartment to get here is due to the thick fog thsi morning.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Friday, February 17, 2006
McIntosh Florida
We were so tired when we found the little RV sign that pointed into the town of McIntosh. With our fifth wheel in tow, we braved the low branches and made our way slowly to the water. I really couldn't absorb the city at first, I noticed a few old mansions, but I was so focused on my destination that I had no idea what a gem we had found.
This morning, I woke up at 6:30 AM, and the reason I was so eager to awaken, was because of the light show that happens at this time every single day. I rushed to open the curtains and right out the bedroom window, the clouds had started to turn a slight illuminated pink. The water of Orange Lake was calm with a few coots treading through, and making tiny wakes wherever they go. The pink spread throughout the clouds and finally the sun started to rise, a brilliant reddish orange peeked over the horizon.
Of course we had to go outside and take a peek. Outside you can hear the distant calls of the Sand Cranes, which are the most magnificent birds here. They are so tall when they are on the ground and when they are in flight, the light catches their light underbellies and make them shine. They are so big that they do not need to flap their wings very often and when they fly right over head, you hear this loud and powerful, "FLAP, FLAP." They also have a distinct beautiful call that remind me of doves, "cooo, cooo, cooo."
They migrate over the RV park every dawn and dusk and it is quite an event for me. Later in the day, I love to take the dogs for a walk through the town.
McIntosh is a historic town, with houses built, I believe in the 1800's and with trees that are much older than that. The one thing that I will forever think about when I remember McIntosh are the grand old oak trees that stretch up beyond any building that is here. They provide a covering to the entire town, like a canopy that stretches with incredibly thick branches up towards the sky with the occasional palm tree twisting up and rivaling the old trees for height. Spanish moss hangs down providing the fringe for the continuous canopy.
Walking under one of these majestic trees, is akin to entering an old town hall in a mining town. You just have to wonder how much history these old giants have silently witnessed.
The town of McIntosh has an old preserved train depot that sits in the middle of the town. This has a big grass field that is the favorite of our dogs. We let them run through the grass and in the evenings this is a prime spot to watch the flight of the Sand Cranes.
This is a very sleepy town. When we have the radio on, when we enter it just feels wrong to have music playing. Almost everyone has a bike or a golf cart to get around in. It is so small you can make a trip to the grocery store and post office in one fell swoop.
Last night, I got to watch the rising of the moon on the horizon. It looked an awful lot like the sun, being a brilliant orange, and it rose only a few feet away from where the sun was 12 hours earlier! We are pretty sure that they have not gotten mixed up but we are a bit concerned about this.
We were so tired when we found the little RV sign that pointed into the town of McIntosh. With our fifth wheel in tow, we braved the low branches and made our way slowly to the water. I really couldn't absorb the city at first, I noticed a few old mansions, but I was so focused on my destination that I had no idea what a gem we had found.
This morning, I woke up at 6:30 AM, and the reason I was so eager to awaken, was because of the light show that happens at this time every single day. I rushed to open the curtains and right out the bedroom window, the clouds had started to turn a slight illuminated pink. The water of Orange Lake was calm with a few coots treading through, and making tiny wakes wherever they go. The pink spread throughout the clouds and finally the sun started to rise, a brilliant reddish orange peeked over the horizon.
Of course we had to go outside and take a peek. Outside you can hear the distant calls of the Sand Cranes, which are the most magnificent birds here. They are so tall when they are on the ground and when they are in flight, the light catches their light underbellies and make them shine. They are so big that they do not need to flap their wings very often and when they fly right over head, you hear this loud and powerful, "FLAP, FLAP." They also have a distinct beautiful call that remind me of doves, "cooo, cooo, cooo."
They migrate over the RV park every dawn and dusk and it is quite an event for me. Later in the day, I love to take the dogs for a walk through the town.
McIntosh is a historic town, with houses built, I believe in the 1800's and with trees that are much older than that. The one thing that I will forever think about when I remember McIntosh are the grand old oak trees that stretch up beyond any building that is here. They provide a covering to the entire town, like a canopy that stretches with incredibly thick branches up towards the sky with the occasional palm tree twisting up and rivaling the old trees for height. Spanish moss hangs down providing the fringe for the continuous canopy.
Walking under one of these majestic trees, is akin to entering an old town hall in a mining town. You just have to wonder how much history these old giants have silently witnessed.
The town of McIntosh has an old preserved train depot that sits in the middle of the town. This has a big grass field that is the favorite of our dogs. We let them run through the grass and in the evenings this is a prime spot to watch the flight of the Sand Cranes.
This is a very sleepy town. When we have the radio on, when we enter it just feels wrong to have music playing. Almost everyone has a bike or a golf cart to get around in. It is so small you can make a trip to the grocery store and post office in one fell swoop.
Last night, I got to watch the rising of the moon on the horizon. It looked an awful lot like the sun, being a brilliant orange, and it rose only a few feet away from where the sun was 12 hours earlier! We are pretty sure that they have not gotten mixed up but we are a bit concerned about this.
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Poor Sammy had a bad couple of nights... and days... lots of thunder! We got up this morning, and turned on the TV. They said we got 8-12 inches of rain yesterday! When I went out our site was high and dry, but the access road was a bit under water. The sump pumps had failed... There is an area that looks like a basement, and is about as deep. It was completely full of water! Here is a pic.
The workers have been running pumps for about 8 hours now, the water has only gone down a couple of feet, but the road way and other RV sites are now dry. Along the way the power has gone out also, but we are the only site with an RV in it that is affected. I have checked, and we are good for gas for the generator just incase we need power, after all the big game is tormorrow! GO SEAHAWKS!!
The workers have been running pumps for about 8 hours now, the water has only gone down a couple of feet, but the road way and other RV sites are now dry. Along the way the power has gone out also, but we are the only site with an RV in it that is affected. I have checked, and we are good for gas for the generator just incase we need power, after all the big game is tormorrow! GO SEAHAWKS!!
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