The Red Flag Fire Warning expired.

Good morning. 4500 acres (mostly forest) burned up so far, and the sheriffs office just issued 6500 additional pre-evacuation notices. :( On this google map, you can see where the fire is (red outline) and the area that is currently under evacuation orders. (blue outline) As of 5 minutes ago, the pre-evacuation notices that just went out are not on this map... those areas will be added later if/when more evacuations begin. These forest fires are so scary. I live about 40 miles south of where the big fire started yesterday...on this map, you would go south on highway 67 to get to my house, and no fire here. But I feel so bad for the ones who have had to leave. Some have animals trapped in the fire zone, they are still trying to get them out. And the firefighters are working so hard, but when its this dry... the best they can do is get people out of its path, and try to minimize property damage as much as possible. The smoke is creating an air quality hazard north of here. This is a gorgeous forest too... runs all the way from here to Denver with very few roads. Its a shame to see so much of it on fire...:( If only there was some way to make it rain like crazy... that would really help at this point. Les Here is a link that might be useful: Map of fire zone & current evacuation area

We did consider a blue to go with our pool tile and might have gone that route if the granite had any blue or the right greys in it. I found the fire pit online but had to order through a dealer. The guy there showed us the stock glass, but also larger pieces. Some are larger crumbles and others look like small ice cubes or gems. I think he called one of them liquid ice -- the name because of how it reflects the light and looks melted from the fire. He said some people us one color for most of the glass and then scatter some of a different color on top or use some clear or colored larger pieces to catch the light on top. If I recall correctly, our pit has a dish that is about 24 inches wide and not too deep. The glass just covers the burner and I think we needed 80 lbs of glass. The glass runs several dollars a pound, so it is easy enough to change out, but it may not be cheap -- especially if your contractor is building a large brick pit. I assume he will insert a pan for the burner and make it more shallow? You may want to ask about that.

Thank you. I don't really care about fall color personally. The long cones of things like strawberry sundae I don't find attractive as I rather prefer the domed shape of Annabelle if she just wasn't so aggressive to take over real estate even after I thought I removed her. I also saw one photo that had a row of fire and ice and they looked a very blah shade of pink/beige and the florets were spaced far apart to make the scene all the worse.. Perhaps it was just a moment between two attractive colors, but it made me wonder what others have experienced. I look forward to any photos.