And Suddenly It's Summer 2024!

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Fox? Looks like a Lynx or Bobcat to me????

Gray Fox… cheeky little rascal

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

CPT that does look like a Bobcat.I guess the heat even makes wild animals do strange things.
I on a larger look it does look like a Gray Fox. Like the ones that would come up on our deck with their kits and show off for us.
Frank

 

[CPT Davenport]

Fox? Looks like a Lynx or Bobcat to me????

Fox for sure. I can see how the angle is funky in that pic. She is our resident beast, we call her Picante. She had two pups (kits if you will) and we truly enjoyed watching them roll around and play together while mom was out hustling grub.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

A red hot sunrise this morning

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Fox for sure. I can see how the angle is funky in that pic. She is our resident beast, we call her Picante. She had two pups (kits if you will) and we truly enjoyed watching them roll around and play together while mom was out hustling grub.

Thanks CPT. Many years ago we had a family of Gray Fox living under a part of our deck.
We could see them very up close.Mom would nurse them right in front of us on the deck.
We have a large "glass" sun room so she didn't feel threatened by us watching from inside.
Mom came back a few years later and raised another litter,but haven't seen her for many years.
Great fun watching nature right from inside your house.
Frank

 

[CPT Davenport]

A red hot sunrise this morning
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Almost looks like it's shinning through a smoky haze. Hope all is well at the fort!

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Almost looks like it's shinning through a smoky haze. Hope all is well at the fort!

I believe all is well, but the valley has a lot of haze. Perhaps terpenes out of the evergreen trees, with agricultural dust added to the mix.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
304 PM MDT Tue Jul 23 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY AFT/EVE FOR LIGHTNING...

.A cold front, along with plenty of moisture and upper level
energy, will help initiate scattered to numerous thunderstorms
Wednesday afternoon and evening across the entire area. Wind
gusts 50-70 mph are possible with thunderstorms. Winds across
southeast Oregon will become moderate (15-25 mph with gusts 30-
40 mph) from late afternoon into the evening, adding to the
concern. Storms will have wet cores with wetting rain likely, but
most areas will see lower amounts. Debris flows may occur on
fresh burn scars.

IDZ400>403-420-421-423-424-426-ORZ636-637-646-241445-
/O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0010.240724T1800Z-240725T0600Z/
Northern Boise BLM-Western Payette National Forest-
Eastern Payette National Forest-Northern Boise National Forest-
Treasure Valley BLM-
Southern Boise National Forest/Western Sawtooth National Forest-
Owyhee Mountains-Western Twin Falls BLM-Southern Highlands-
Burns BLM-Vale BLM-Baker Valley-
304 PM MDT Tue Jul 23 2024 /204 PM PDT Tue Jul 23 2024/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/
WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR
LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 400, 401, 402, 403, 420, 421,
423, 424, 426, 636, 637, AND 646...

* Thunderstorms...Scattered to numerous.

* Outflow Winds...50-70 mph possible.

* Timing...From noon MDT /11 AM PDT/ Wednesday to midnight MDT
/11 PM PDT/ Wednesday night.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will occur shortly.

 

[AWG_Pics]

This is shaping up to be a very tough fire year for Oregon.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

This is shaping up to be a very tough fire year for Oregon.

Understated

 

[pvstoy]

Last Thursday I drove though Burns Oregon by 395, got gas, moved on quickly. Burns had hazardous air quality due to the fire burning north west of Burns.