ericgooch

This is the time of year when people that live around large areas of dry acreage start to get nervous. “Dry Lightning” has been a real problem this summer, and the West has had record numbers of brush fires.

We’ve had a few in our area, and a few nights back had one in the foothills of the Ruby Mountains, which can be seen from the back of our house. I grabbed a tripod and my camera, and got some time exposures of the fire. In this shot, the fire engines and rescue vehicles in the foreground work to get everything under control, while more lightning strikes in the mountains.

It’s a creepy feeling watching brush fires burn away so close to your house. We’ve got a good fire department though, including a lot of volunteer fire fighters, and they usually get them under control pretty fast. More strikes after the fire is pretty well under control:

We’ve got some rain coming, so hopefully we’ll be seeing less of this soon.