just thought this was perfect

just thought this summed it up. this little petunia covered in ash. I can hear sirens as I type this, it may be just the highway patrol after a person with expired tags, but it makes you tense no matter. your heart skips a beat. after the 2003 fires I would freak out if I smelled smoke- the smell of a BBQ would send my kids into tears. our games of "I spy" while traveling in the car would go like this:

Hallie: I spy something black

Me: the rock?

Hallie: Nope

Davi: the dirt?

Me: the call box?

Hallie: Nope...the tree!!

Davi: My turn!! I spy something dark gray

Me: the gaurd rail?

Hallie: the fence?

Davi : No to both!

and so it would go on