Hey, thanks, Maggie. Our farm is about a mile from Rutersville. We rushed back here from South Texas (at the Keilers Ranch) to find that the fire fighters had stopped the fire before it had a chance to come our way. It did burn up a lot of land west of us, including the old Citzler homestead where Marilyn Wagner was born. It is very scary here. They cannot control the fire in Bastrop. It has been burning now since Sunday morning. And getting worse. We can see the mountains of smoke from out house, 40 miles away. About every hour another fire pops up somewhere. I spent the day watering the dying grass all around the house. Folks here (including us) are packing crates and bags for evacuation in the event the Bastrop fire turns this way or something comes from the east. Everyone is a bit unsettled, nervous. We need rain, badly, and right now.

Rick Perry will likely blame Obama for the fires, the drought, and for distracting him from his political evangelism.

We are fine. Sky-watching.

Doc

On Sep 6, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Maggie Megaw wrote:

Dear Doc and All,

The Texas fires are just heartbreaking/devastating, and I see online that there is one in Ruttersville, about 10 miles from Round Top. I hope all of you in Texas--and all your family and friends and homes--are safe and the weather conditions turn for the better soon. You are on my mind and in my heart. Please send word when you have the chance to let us know how you are.

With much love to you all,
Maggie

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