After spending a long wet weekend with family in Portland my drive home yesterday was without any rain and more sunshine as I made my way south. As I drove the back roads home through Green Valley farmers were out in their fields cutting hay in hopes that no more rain is in the forecast for awhile. Everything is still green, the birds are singing under clear skies as the afternoons begin to warm up. Most of the grass that has been cut will need to be cut again before it dries out and we are under the restrictions of fire season which starts June 24th. Wonder if we will make through this summer without the threat of fires? Summer has arrived, be prepared!
A collection of stories from the life of Michael Burke. He worked for the Forest Service in Alaska, California, and Oregon. He lives in Oakland, OR. His wonderful wife, Celia, passed in May of 2021
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY
It is four years today when Celia left this word, something I think about every day. It is not all sorrow as I think back on her humor, w...
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It is four years today when Celia left this word, something I think about every day. It is not all sorrow as I think back on her humor, w...
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In my early days with the Forest Service we were called upon to fight fires with little choice in the matter, especially on our days off or ...
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One of my most memorable Thanksgivings was when I lived in Eugene from 1991 to 2000. My two children were with me on Thanksgiving of 1992...
I'm sure you know the answer to that rhetorical question! A senior meterologist and his team with Accuweather predicts an above-normal 2022 wildfire season. Nationwide, early predictions point to about 70,000 fires and 8 million acres burned. https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/accuweather-2022-us-wildfire-forecast/1178642
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