[Dailydrool] A Montana Moment

[Leslie via Dailydrool]

Here on the home front life is anxious due to the surrounding fires now 
engulfing our state of Montana.  2 weeks ago the Eastern Montana 
wildfires were noted as the largest Wildfire in the entire U.S.  Now in 
Western Montana......From Evacuations for the Quartz Wildfire 35 minutes 
or so up Hi-way 90 to those area fires spreading and causing now more 
evacuations especially around Seeley Lake North of us here in 
Frenchtown.     Saw the fires up close as I assisted with one leg of a 
transport a couple of weeks ago as these fires just got going. The skies 
are grey, eyes are irritated, and I cough a little bit in the mornings. 
   Missoula to St. Regis , a short and easy leg of the transport to help 
Brittany Spaniel Rescue....but my a/c in my Chev HHR quit working and 
with windows down for breeze...(day was 97 degrees outside) driving 
through the thick of it was a choking experience.

Now spreading are the Arlee, MT. fires heading away from me here going 
North and East.  Superior , mt. wildfires are in the "outskirts" of our 
little town thank dog.  The wind can change things so quickly!. There 
are evacuations all over it seems now. The Red Cross has places set  up 
to help, too. I have given up trying to keep track of it all, as my main 
concern is making sure all horses, cats, and Houndie Homestead Dogs are 
utd with emergency plans. I cannot imagine the care and worry Daphneland 
and all other rescue shelters are going through with their fire concerns.

Healing drool goes out to all that need as we here, too......have 
experienced our dearest friends heading for the BRidge.   In one week, 
we lost our beloved pooch loved by our Board of Directors......a sweet 
senior cherished by our newest volunteer Secretary,  an aged loved 
family member of our volunteer in Missoula, and a much loved yearling 
who got out thru a fence and found the next morning here in the wilds of 
the mountains of Mt.

We need to buckle down and stay safe here on the ranch and keep a 
mindful eye out especially when the weather report says "some 
lightening"......ugh.    Over 80% of the fires here are lightening 
caused the news states.

The fire dept. mitigated some land close to the house here, so for now 
we feel safe.  Pawsies crossed.

-- 
Basset Rescue of Montana
Leslie Ames - President & Shelter Manager
bassetrescuemt at gmail.com - (406) 207-0765
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