An Exciting Spring Day

The past few days here in KY have been very beautiful. I'm so excited that Spring is here. It seems like it came overnight...either that, or I am not very observant. I just noticed that all of the Spring blooms are out. The forsythia and magnolias are always a welcome sight.

From our backyard

My friend, Sarah, called me up this morning to see if we wanted to go to the park. We called a few more people and headed out to Cherokee Park. At about 1 o'clock, we're starting to pack things up, the kids are flying a kit, and we're just kind of relaxing in a field next to the playground. Suddenly, Sarah and I notice three boys standing at the edge of the field, looking into the woods. About 5 feet from where they are standing, the dead brush is smoking, a lot.

"Fire," they start saying. Not yelling. Just saying it. Kind of to each other, like they don't know what to do. Sarah and I are the closest adults, so we starting walking over. Two boys run away, the other stays and says "Fire" a little bit louder to us. "Is it really a fire?" Sarah asks the boy. He nods, and we see flames shoot up. Fortunately I had my water bottle and a small thermos. Sarah grabs them while I stay with the kids. Another lady comes over and yells to call the fire department. I am the only one nearby. And, yes, the number to call is 911. While I am on the phone with the 911 operator, everyone starts running over with their water bottles, pouring water on the flames. The operator gets the information: my name, number, where we are, etc. Just as we are done, someone yells, "Its out!" Now I feel dumb, talking to a 911 operator about a small fire at the park, that is now out. They will send a truck over, just in case.

Wow, I have never had to call 911, and hope I never have to again. However, Sarah was able to fulfill her life long dream of being a forest firefighter. And, three boys learned a lesson that:

Smoke grenade + dead leaves = Fire