- We replaced the tree in our Halloween scene. It looks so much better now. I really like it. Make sure to click on the picture to enlarge it.
- Today Mom bought the bubble fog machine online. She got a really good deal.
- She bought a couple of other nice stuff in a few stores. I'll post pictures and video of it all once Halloween rolls around.
- I LOVE these brooms! My only complaint would be the noise they make. I hate Halloween decorations that are noisy. Just the same, I would still love to have these.
- I forgot to mention the other day that my nephew was in the newspaper as one of the "Stars of the Week!" (For Marching Band).
I've been told that my cousins are up in Bastrop, restoring the power lines. They posted some really scary pictures of the wildfires up there, still going on (I think). I really feel for these people, and any wildlife around there. I'm not positive that these are from this week, but I saw that there still are some smaller fires up there. I had hoped they were over by now.
I THINK these pics were taken a week or more ago.
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Okay, I just looked it up. On the map, they only show one fire now which is in Austin. A few days ago there were several fires on the map - 103 fires in the last seven days - but at least the map only shows one fire now. Rain would be nice, but at least the triple digit temps seem to be over.
Update: Nope, nevermind. One of my cousins just posted on FB that as of 30 minutes ago another fire has started. Already, it's burned up to 100 acres. Will those poor people ever get a break?
I really hope tonight's episode will be better than last week's.
The episode before that - "Let's Kill Hitler" - I liked. (Clips below). FINALLY, we have more answers in connection to River Song. After years of speculation we now know why she can fly the Tardis better than even The Doctor. (I love that we now know what she meant when a few seasons ago she told him - "It's a shame you were BUSY that day"). Honestly, there are a few things in LKH which I really liked. It wasn't the best episode... and I really worried at the beginning... but it was one of the best. We even got to see Rose, Martha and Donna - sort of - for a second.
I do wonder though what it was that The Doctor whispered in River's ear. At first, I assumed it was his real name but I always assumed she got that from the crib in AGMGTW since she can read Gallifreyan. Also, if that's what he whispered her reaction wouldn't have been the way it was in LKH.
And it was strange to see River not exactly knowing what was going on for a change. She didn't even know her own name for cripe's sake! Up until this episode, she was the one with all the "Spoilers."
The air was kind of smoggy around here yesterday. I didn't know until then that a couple of these wildfires aren't that far from us. One was even right here in Montgomery County. 5,712 acres were burned. Still, Thank God the fires here weren't as bad as in Bastrop. I'm so thankful that all WE saw of these fires was a little smog. Otherwise, I would have panicked. So far, one of the fires in Montgomery County is 100% contained, and the other 50% contained.
This is kinda near us, too:
Vids of Bastrop:
That 2nd video creeps me out when we see fire on the road, around the 2 minute mark. I can't understand why these people were driving TOWARDS it!
Click HERE to see the fire activity map and HERE for Updates.
All of this is starting to freak me out a bit, so yesterday afternoon Mom and I swept up all the pine needles and dead vegetation out of the gutters, etc. We're under Mandatory Water Conservation right now, too. Of course, everything is dead anyway. You should see our grass. I think we'll all be fine here, but I'd be a liar if I didn't say I worry a little whenever we leave the house; because of our animals. At least most of our house is brick and we have fire proof shingles. That's a plus.
By the way, some people are so stupid. Here we are in a drought, the worst since 1917, and wildfires stretching all across the state and yet some idiots are smoking inside their cars, flicking cigarette butts out the window! Were they just born stupid, or what?
