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The fire struck late afternoon May14, ignited by lightning somewhere adjacent to our wooded back lot. The fire spread quickly through the back acres; while firefighters contained the fire on our side of a 30-ft.-deep wooded border, a strong northwesterly wind blew the fire past the house and to some 30 acres total.
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An ominous white smoke appears. Two views. Within an hour, a full blaze. By the house, full of smoke.
Hours later: smoky ruins; blackened trunks; dead leaves on pines signifies the death of the trees.
Next day: a closer look at the ruins, including the blackened back lot.
Several days later: the immediate back woodlot, where firefighting vehicle and its path ruined the slough.
Three weeks later: three views of another portion of the burned area: life begins anew, but not for the pines.

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