I hope that all of you had a wonderful Labor Day holiday! As usual, the weather conditions dominated the holiday. For many, it was not a good day because of the strong north winds that had a lot to do with the flash wild fires all over central Texas. Many homes, barns, other buildings, farm machinery, hay, fences, and vegetation were lost to the fires. This latest development just added “insult to injury” as to what everyone has had to endure for at least a year now. Just when you think the weather can’t get any worse, a new round of destruction hits us.
We were just finishing the pigeon show at the Fayette County Fair Sunday afternoon when we heard about the fires near La Grange in the area near Camp Luther Hill and Citzler Road, which is also very near our farm. We tried to go check on the cattle, but could not get near because of law enforcement and fire trucks not letting anyone travel certain roads. Later we heard that the Citzler country home, that has been the family gathering place for at least five generations, burned to the ground. My mother’s aunt married a Citzler, so I have fond memories of family reunions, etc. held there. What a loss! When we drove to that area on Monday we saw at least 7 or 8 smaller homes and barns burned down and many areas blackened. Our farm and cattle were not in the direct path of the fires, but were very near to it. As I understand over 2,000 acres were burned. As of Monday night many of the fires were still not controlled, and many areas were evacuated because of the danger. The only good thing about this latest round of weather is that the temperatures did moderate slightly. But, still there’s no hope of rain for the next week.
Remember that our Board of Director’s meeting will be Monday, September 12, and our Regular meeting will be on Thursday, September 22, 2011. Check the dates and times of all other upcoming events elsewhere in this newsletter.
See you there!
Sincerely,
Wilburn
1 comment:
Hello Wilburn, I'm so sorry to hear about the tremendous loss your family has suffered in these fires. I visited your site because I'm looking for some guidance related to the fires. Our farm in Bastrop/Paige is less than a mile from the fire and we're all good. However, we have a large influx of hummingbirds and other birds! They are frantic for the few feeders and flowering plants we have. Clearly there's not enough for them all and we suppose they escaped the fires; each day there are more of them. We're not in a financial position to buy plants and get them in the ground for them. Do you have any advice for us? Thank you !
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