It is August and it is HOT in Sicily. We live in a small little town called Motta
Sant’Anastasia just seven kilometers from Sigonella NAS. It is an agricultural town with oranges
groves, artichoke fields, olive orchards, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, and all kinds
of row crops. They are all interestingly
mixed together. August seems to be the
end of the first round of the growing season.
There are visible kinds of preparations for a second crop being
prepared. The most interesting piece of
that is the burning of the fields, then begins the plowing some new trees have
already started to appear.
Last week the burning got out of control and we ended up
with a full on city fire. It came
dangerously close to the city and our apartment complex. Smoke was devastating as it blew into every
crack and cranny of our apartment. We
smell smoke in everything, clothes, food, furniture, dishes just opening a
cupboard or a closet brings back the flames.
Even my best attempts with Lysol and Refresh haven’t helped. Yesterday when we drove to Sigonella there it
was, yet another fire started in a field.
All over Europe there are unusually high temperatures and no rain in
sight. This far south has proved to be
an exceptionally hot and dry summer so far.
I have a feeling we haven’t seen the last of summer fires in Motta!
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| My Neighborhood burn scare stops at the road! |
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| The hill behind our apartment. |
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| This is the street coming into the city and the housing area. |
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| This is my walking trail! |
Be careful! There seems to be many fires around the world this year. Love your posts!
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