Rrrraaaaaiiiiiiinnnnnn

It must be frightening to live near those fires and to be evacuated. What devastation !. I'm glad you're not too close to them Gilli. I'm glad you had some much needed rain aswell. It seems some places get too much and some get too little - there's no happy medium is there.

i wish we could have sent you more rain Gilli. here in Wales we have had loads...hopefuly you have had enough to stop these terrible fires from spreading..

I was reading about the fires yesterday
breaks your heart

glad you had some rain, i asked Hywel to send me some , bless him, a little came then stopped!!

so please can you send some?

x x x

Wow, those photos are scary...
I'm glad the rain brought some relief...

we definately got enough for every one here in Wales Moonkins.....;-((

Oh Gilli, what an awful state to be in, We complain that we have to much rain and you are so desperate for some. I do hope the rain continues for you and subdues these terrible fires. Good luck and best wishes.
Carol, Ian and a very tattoo'ed Holly..........

Those photos really are scary! I hope it rains a lot for you all.... XXX

Gilli, do hope the fires dont last to long.....and you get lots of rain to help put them out........

Thanks everyone. Wildfires are a fact of life unfortunately here in BC. Its the ones that are started by human carelessness which break my heart. The ones started by lightening are just natures way.
The rain wasn't enough for the Pritchard fire. Apparently it grew in size overnight and they have extended the evacuation order area.
More lightening forecast for this afternoon.....pray for rain along with it.

We ALL will, Gilli!

how awfull gilli i do hope the rain continues for you and stops them awfull fires, will be thinking of you and your family

Hi Gilli how very sad to see such devastation take great care praying for rain for you

Gilli, how frightening. Stay safe and come on rain baby, rain!

I do hope rain comes to you soon. I have been complaining about lack of rain here too but don't have to face the scarey situation around you. Take care and keep safe.

Wow those fires look real scary, poor wildlife. I hope the fire near you clears soon

Gilli what horrible fires they are, you know us britts moan about our weather, but we get nothing like this, and hurricans and earthquakes,etc like lots of other countries get, thinking of you keep safe, pleased you had some much needed rain.

Thanks for your good wishes everyone. The fires are still burning. No rain appeared today but so far no lightening either. Thank goodness we have such brave men and women who risk their lives fighting these wildfires. We have firefighters here from all over helping to battle the blazes. Even firefighters from Australia have come over to help.

It breaks my heart that the wildlife are suffering. Unfortunately, there are a lot of animals being killed on the highway as they make their way away from the flames. They head down to the Shuswap Lake and Thompson Rivers but they have to cross the highway to get there. Drivers try to be careful but with the twisty roads and the poor visability due to the smoke, many animals are being hit and killed. Poor things.

awww thats so very sad gilli, i do hate to hear of any animal being killed, must be awfull to see all this happening around you, take care x

More rain today. Hooray.
It was 94F yesterday......hard to believe in two short months it could well be snowing. :o(

un believable really gilli, how fast it can change

That looks scary Gilli...I don't envy you. As you say...a fact of life but there are so many knock on effects like the road kill etc...what a shame. All best wishes to you & here's hoping for some of the rain we've been moaning about coming your way! Take care.xx

It has been dry here too Gilli...a very dry summer..so many brown lawns..surely cannot afford to water with water prices what they are.
We had a big blustery wind storm come through here and I now have to totally clear my large back deck of all flower pots and anything else starting today. I have renters/tourists, coming in on Thursday. Will be busy with that..lets hope the rainy season will start for all of us here and elsewhere that needs it soon. I could do without such high winds I think however .....but it is not abnormal. Like most of your wildfires it is natures way.

It doesn’t seem all that long ago that you had snow lying in your garden late in spring. Now you don’t have enough snow pack, a shortfall of rain and very high temperatures. Your world of extremes contributing to the destruction of these scary fires certainly puts our complaints in the UK about the weather into perspective. It makes my concerns seem silly as what I don’t like here in the summer is the just right moderately warm weather that is perfect for me combined with lots of rain that produces luscious green landscape. Also this Global warming is playing havoc with my choice of apparel when I go walking – I can never make my mind up whether to put my light jacket on or not! By the way when you recommended it, you didn’t tell me how hard it is to find a place on an ice breaker to visit Alaska in winter – seems I should have booked sooner.

Oh GF, what a shame that you couldn't get ice breaker reservations. Well, perhaps next year??
It must be such a hard decision about what to wear on your walk. Perhaps you should get a nice little haversack and put your light jacket in there. Along with a rain coat, dry socks, an umbrella, and a canoe. They are bound to come in handy someday. :o)

LOL....chortle..snicker...meower....purr rrr rrr... =^..^=

~Gilli~ you forgot wellies!
have you had enough rain yet?can we send you some!

Princess Gilli - I have a rucksack and have a backpack - do you have a sack? Thank you for your helpful suggestions and being concerned that I am properly equipped. You must be a serious walker if you take dry socks and a canoe with you in your haversack. I had not thought of taking a canoe with me and I think this was the most creative and helpful of your suggestions. Lakes are very inviting and I feel tempted to go for a swim except that I worry that some joker might take my clothes. I will be able to take my clothes with me when I get my canoe. Fancy forgetting wellies! - I don't suppose wellies are a priority over there with all the dry weather. I hope TT is not very disappointed with you. Now we have sorted that out I was wondering whether I can stop worrying about you breathing smoke, whether you are worn out yet from rain dancing, and whether the fires are still burning?

Dear GF.....I am so sorry about missing your comment on my blog. Such an oversight on my part.
Yes, you may stop worrying about me now. The rains did come...at least for a little bit. The fires were able to be contained and although most are still smoldering, they are much less threatening than they were.
That being said, there was a new fire started up yesterday to the west of us. It grew to 400 hecares in just a couple of hours. 75 people were evacuated overnight.