Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires

Well, my "big" plans for spring break were spoiled by all the fires occurring in and around Big Spring. The closest one burning just down the hill from my parents' house, around the edges of the neighborhood, and completely destroyed a churchmember's house in the next neighborhood over. So...my parents were a little leery of leaving town, so instead....we got to clean up the backyard! That consisted of cutting down all the overgrowth and tree limbs, etc that was inside the fence as well as a whole lot of bushes, cacti, prickly stuff that was behind the fence. After 6 trips to the compost pile with a very full trailer and a few scrapes and splinters later, the back yard is clean and our property behind the fence is clear of big bushes. There's still work to be done, but we made a big dent in it over the past 2 days, that's for sure. I guess I did get my workout in, if nothing else...and my parents appreciated the help, so I was glad to contribute.