Florida’s wildfires

The search stats in my blog show that a lot of people are looking for updates on the wildfires that are currently burning in Florida. I had an old post last year that is turning up in search engines. To satisfy those who are searching for information, particularly for the locations of these fires, this map is from the Florida Division of Forestry. It shows the location of wildfires of over 100 acres in size. A good source for continually updating information is here.

Yes, it looks like the entire state is burning.

No, it isn’t.

However, the smoke is pretty pervasive, so much of the state is affected. Many families have lost their homes, and many other homes have been damaged. Please keep these families and the firefighters in your prayers.

Two Memes

So I’ve been tagged for a couple of memes…okay, I’ll accept.

This one is from Will. Will, this is difficult! I’m not a movie-watcher. My husband and I have probably been to see four movies in 10 years, and we never watch a movie together on TV…which means that I watch very few movies.

The One Movie Meme

1. One movie that made you laugh
   “Arsenic and Old Lace”
2. One movie that made you cry
   “An Affair to Remember”
3. One movie you loved when you were a child
   “The Music Man”
4. One movie you’ve seen more than once
   “Gone With The Wind”
5. One movie you loved, but were embarrassed to admit it
   “McClintock”
6. One movie you hated
   “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial”
7. One movie that scared you
   (When I was a kid) “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?”
8. One movie that bored you
   There are quite a few - I have a short attention span and fall asleep during most movies!
9. One movie that made you happy
   “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe”
10. One movie that made you miserable
    “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (not so much miserable as sick to my stomach!)
11. One movie you weren’t brave enough to see
    No particular one - anything gory or scary!
12. One movie character you’ve fallen in love with
    Uh, no one?
13. The last movie you saw
    “Walk the Line”
14. The next movie you hope to see
    “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”

This one is from Rodney.

Seven Useful Facts Meme

Hmm. I’m not really sure that any of this qualifies as useful, but someone may find one or two of these facts to be interesting…or not.

1. I’ve lived in three states: Kentucky, Texas, and Florida.
2. I’m short – about 5’1”
3. I have my Bachelor’s degree in Religion and Philosophy.
4. I’ve known my husband since we were first-graders together.
5. I do not drink carbonated beverages.
6. I hate flying, but I prefer it to a long car trip.
7. I can fall asleep sitting up…anytime; anyplace.

I’m not going to tag anyone, but if you’d like to play along - with either meme - please leave a comment here to let me know that you’ve accepted.

Weekend notes

This past weekend:

• We finally finished up the work on the house and turned it completely over to the Realtor. *long, deep sigh*
• We spent a nice afternoon with our son (and his dog) before saying good-bye. That was hard, knowing that we won’t be seeing him as often now.
• We watched a pair of sundogs dancing around the sun on our drive back to the apartment.

• We drove to Clearwater Beach on Sunday for a little relaxation and seafood dinner.

• It was windy with fast-moving, very low clouds, so it looked fairly hazy. That didn’t stop the beach-goers - it was jam-packed!
• We watched the pirate ship go by.

• I had phone calls from both of my kids and I called my mother.

It was an unusual, sort-of-sad, relaxing weekend.

Spanish moss

Windows

Photo taken in Clearwater, Florida.