Tag Archives: Colorado wildfires

Out of the Background

precipitation, wildfireBy Andrea Jones July 4, 2018 4 Comments

The fear that a bad fire season would be in the offing come summer lurked in the background for months. The prickle of anxiety persisted through the windy days of March and April. It lingered while I planted the garden, and stayed in the back of my mind as the weeds popped up and I…

Parched…and Yet

color, humans and wildlife, summer, weather, wildfireBy Andrea Jones June 18, 2018 2 Comments

I knew these days would come. In late spring for the last several years, I have nagged myself to remember—and be grateful for—the luxury of going into summer with moisture in the ground. How pleasant those days were. I didn’t have to witness the slow crisping of tender young leaves, didn’t have to stand by…