Last Sunday I was home taking care of some things, after saying goodbye to my friend Jill, when I started smelling something burning. My first response was thinking that perhaps it was in my house, which sent me running around frantically inspecting all the outlets, etc. When I found nothing I realized that there was smoke billowing outside, and eventually saw this from my kitchen window...

don't worry, they got the fire out in a couple of hours. The whole neighborhood was watching, this was a lot of action for our quiet little street.