what I saw yesterday

Grandma Pat took me out to a large area of Texas called Bastrop County. It is one of the many areas of Texas  that had HUGE fires this year. No one knows exactly how many of these fires started, but I am afraid some were started because people were careless and did not think of how their actions might effect the lives of others. Some may have been smoking, never a good thing, but if you do smoke you should NEVER put the end of the cigarette on the ground as it could still be hot and catch the grass on fire.  Some people may have not put out campfires properly (ask Ms. Paradise how to do that!). Some of the fires were started by lightening. Regardless of how they started, the destroyed lots and lots and lots of homes and businesses. It is very sad. It is hard to see, but at the end of the driveway is a large pile of ashes that was once a lovely large home.
Part of what Grandma Pat does is help the elected Congressmen and Senators help people who lost their homes or businesses. Remember, she used to work for a Congresswoman in Oklahoma? Well, now she works for the Federal Emergancy Management Agency or FEMA and her job is to work with those offices so THEY can help the people that elected them.  FEMA  has  teams of people who do different jobs to help communities in an emergancy or a disaster. Some people help the families find a place to live, some help them get food, some help them clean up their property. We all work together as a team to help families that are hurting feel better again.
Now that I have this blog, I will go back and post old pictures of different places and tell you about that picture. However, for now, I am tired and need to get some rest as tomorrow is another busy day.