This past weekend, we (my guild of Renaissance Actors) were invited to attend Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire as participants. Unfortunately, the faire is far beyond the reach of such mundane essentials as WiFi - or even basic cel-phone coverage. Ergo, this weekend's pictures will be post-facto. I'm sure we'll all survive our disappointment...
The photo above is a rarity, or at least I intend for it to be, inasmuch as I didn't take it, my friend and fellow actor Becky did. However, more than any photo I actually took this past weekend, this one pretty much sums things up so here it is. There was a forest fire burning through most of the day Saturday and all night into Sunday morning. We were told that the rangers and firefighters were near at hand and that we would be told if we needed to evacuate and we were to 'go about our business...'
Friday night had been very cold for tent camping with temperatures in the low forties and heavy fog greeting us as we awoke. The night of the fire however we could feel the warm winds blowing down out of the hills. All through dinner and into the dark watches of the night, we could see the distant ridges limned with orange flames, picking out the topography of the billowing plumes of smoke in crimson and gold. Through the night, one at a time and sometimes in groups we would emerge from our tents to look out across the dark miles that seperated us from the conflagration. It was an uneasy night for everyone.
300+ acres and some firefighting equipment have been destroyed and last I heard it still wasn't under control.
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