MOTO!

There was a fire on the property over the weekend. My askari noticed it Saturday night and had to basically sound an alarm to all the workers on the ranch to help fight it. By daybreak on Sunday, everyone thought the threat was over and returned home for some much needed rest. However, in the early afternoon it had started back up again. I took this picture on my way to the treehouse. Throughout the afternoon I listened to the drama on the radio, the entire time sympathizing with everyone who had to deal with it. It also happened to be about 40 C on Sunday. Just walking to the treehouse, I felt that I too might spontaneously combust. I decided to take the long way home at the end of the day to get a good look at the damage from the fire. It actually left a pattern that, dare I say it, is quite pretty. On my walk, I felt a few raindrops and was hoping that the rain would settle the problem, but alas, the rain stayed away for the most part. Askaris have been keeping an eye on the sight, and now it is pretty safe to say that the threat is gone. Everything is so dry now and we are definitely in need of rain. Just about every afternoon, I can smell rain in the distance and sometimes and accompanied by rolls of marvelous thunder, but still we wait.