Good Evening, Flexers.
When I awoke, very early this morning, I found it very dark and very quiet.
The power was out! Which meant no central heat; -10C (or 14F if you prefer)
outside and definitely chilling off, inside!
Looking out the window, the only lights were the little solar lights folks use
to illuminate their walks and driveways. Rather neat, actually.
The Milky was was phabulous!
When I awoke, again, the light was just coming up and I had a brainwave ...
check BC Hyrdro's website and see if they know why. And they did. "Fire", it
said.
Wildfires are Mother Natures way of renewing aging, infested grasslands and
forests. In rural areas, Mother Nature is often helped along, by the
intentional, periodic burning of pasture lands.
Coming home from the Merritt Gallery last night, I'd noticed a number of
farmers were burning their pasture grass. At one point, I stopped and took a
photo.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/51115998599/in/dateposted-public/
So, I wondered ... might one of the farmer's burns got away on them? Off I
went, to find out.
About 10 or 12km, south of town, is our sub-station. I'd noticed farmers
burning there as well. So might they be the problem? They were.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/51115998559/in/dateposted-public/
It seems their burning grass was left unattended and just before midnight, the
first of two poles succumbed to the fire.
Crews were on the scene by 1 am, we are told, and worked through the night. By
the time I got there, about 7:30, they had two new poles, in the ground, and
were busy wiring them up.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/51116160883/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/51116248106/in/dateposted-public/
Lastly, an overall view of the devastation.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/51116160843/in/dateposted-public/
Power was restored just before noon. An hour ahead of BC Hydro's schedule.
If they send a bill to the farmer on whose land it happened, I'd hate to see
the total!
Clicking on an image should give you a bigger view.
Comments, criticism welcomed.
David.
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David Young - Photographer
Logan Lake,BC, CANADA
Website: www.furnfeather.ca
Gallery: The Creative Co. Merritt, BC.
Flickr: https://tinyurl.com/dsy-photos
Photo E-book: https://tinyurl.com/ABHPhy
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