Fire on the mountain.

Took this picture a few minutes ago from in front of the house, looking west:


This can go two ways; either the wind will drop this afternoon and it will smoulder overnight and maybe peter out, or the wind will pick up this afternoon, blowing it over the mountain and into the valleys beyond.

I would prefer the first, but the second is very likely. Fire is the biggest 'natural' disaster potential here, with hot, dry and windy summers.