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Outside My Window ~ 8.14.11
Outside my window…is what appears to be a foggy afternoon. I say “appears” is because it is not fog but smoke from the Great Dismal Swamp fire in Suffolk, Virginia. The fire continues to burn despite our rain yesterday afternoon and evening. We will need quite a bit more rainfall to help this fire…some firefighters say it may take a tropical storm to put it out. The fire is not fully contained but currently the smoldering peat moss is creating the obvious problems. Peat moss causes the smoke and is near to impossible to put out. The fire is smoldering in approximately 6 feet of organic soil in some areas near the…