It's ashing

No, not snowing, ashing. Eery looking sky with thick brown cloud over us making everything look warm and orangey. The air smells like a woodfire (duh) and it's very HOT. We are not in danger from this fire but once again, I am reminded that we really need an emergency plan...

Stay tuned, we are experiencing severe computer troubles and cannot download photos. The thing shuts down intermittently and we currently have to open it in VGA mode. I don't know what that means other than text is viewable (and VERY LARGE) but all graphics and pictures are messed up. Anyway, we had a great first camping trip with the girls and I will post some photos as soon as we get our new computer.