Fire in the hills tonight, 27 August 2009

Tonight, tonight
The world is wild and bright
Going mad
Shooting sparks into space...

Sometimes I think there's more secret esoteric meaning in West Side Story than there is in The Magic Flute.  Or maybe I just know more of the lyrics.  But still...

In any case, I'm afraid my skills as a photographer fail to do justice to the scene.  Wish you were here.  I can't begin to tell you what it's like to look out the window and see hell in the distance.  You tell yourself that it's far away, but really it's not that far.

By the way, the local fire department historical archive has an interesting piece on fire in 1904.