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Last night, we were driving home from the bowling party in Pikeville. On US 119, we saw this unusual light further down the road, and we weren’t quite sure what it was. As we got closer, we realized that it was a forest fire on a side of a mountain. It was our first time seeing a forest fire live. Of course, we were able to smell the smoke after we passed the fire.
Today, I tried to find information about the forest fire online via newspapers and blogs, except WYMT news blurb on a forest fire in another county. So apparently, there were several yesterday. Sometimes that these fires are deliberately set. Stupid people! Last week, two houses were burned down in another county about 100 miles away. Kentucky has an outdoor burning ban during daytime hours from February to the end of April, because this is forest fire hazard season. Tonight, it is forcasted that we’re getting a thunderstorm.
Recently, it has been cold, snowy, and rainy. Finally today, it warmed up to 60’s. It amazes me when I see that there is still ice on the sides of the mountains. In some places, the ice is melting and the water comes down quickly over the rocks. It’s beautiful.
Card Mountain near Mouthcard, Kentucky on US 460
Card Mountain near Mouthcard, Kentucky on US 460
I got up this morning with a pleasant smile. I looked out the bedroom window, and there was more snow. I grabbed my camera and took more pictures. I think the church in the snow is beautiful.
Rob wishes pastors get snow days, like teachers and school employees get. But all he has to do is walk to the church and work on his sermon, Sunday School lesson, and Advent preparation. (That does sound like a lot of work to do. No wonder why he asked me to cook today.) Anyhow, the picture of the church is taken from our front porch, so you can see how close we are to the church. On a side note, I’m working at home, too, catching up on documentation and lesson plans. Oh well, such is the life of a pastor and a teacher here in Kentucky (and anywhere else in the world).
Church in Snow
Church in Snow -- A Close Up View
Snow on Small Mountain/Big Foothill
Snow on Another Small Mountain/Big Foothill
Part of my new job is traveling to schools. On average, I’m driving 100 miles round trip. At first, I really didn’t like it, because at my old job, I was driving barely 4 miles round trip. I’m also taking my office, which is really a rolling suitcase with compartments, everywhere with me. I have to remember to bring certain curriculum materials for that particular student at that specific school. It’s not an easy task to do. This is a huge change for me.
Yet, one of the pleasures of this new job is driving along one of the most beautiful parts of the country. Sometimes, I take pictures if I have the camera with me and if I have time to stop and shoot. Enjoy.
The following pictures are taken from the scenic outlook at Pikeville, Kentucky. One of the pictures show the “cut-through”, which means that part of the mountain was blasted off and dug out in order to make room for roads and development. This particular “cut-through” is the largest man-made movement of rocks and dirt besides the Panama Canal. Engineers moved the river and the railroads out of downtown Pikeville to this “cut-through” to make room for development and for better roads.
City of Pikeville
“The Cut-Through”
Mountains Around Pikeville
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