THEY'RE BACK.....

It's that time of year again for the return of the flock of goats

 to eat up our dried out fire prone brush here on our nearby hillsides.

Are they called a flock?

I'm not sure.

Recently they broke away from the dogs

and ended up on our street,

and the handlers and dogs were having a heck of a time corralling them back 

onto the hillside.

LOL

I didn't get to see it firsthand but just heard about it.

Parents come from miles around to bring their children every year

 to see the goats and dogs in action.

The dogs are HUGE and impressive workers. 

These hills are notorious for catching on fire at least once every other year or so,

and devastating the neighborhoods that sit above them.

It's all about the views for these houses.

Two of our good friends lost their homes here a few years back 

because they were at work and weren't allowed in to help.

I drove home from work early and barely managed to get back home 

because many of the roads had been blocked off.

We then chose to stay and watered our roofs down.

We got lucky it didn't come our way.

This is a gorgeous part of the Southland here in Orange County,

but a dangerous place to live during the fire season.

We now have retired volunteers who sit in their cars and trucks

and watch for fires during the season.

Makes us feel a whole lot safer.

Sending out a BIG thank you to all of them!