Our Friday ritual was to meet up
and walk the bosque
down by the Rio Grande
and stop for a late breakfast
at Flying Star cafe.
A fire burned a reported thirty acres
on both sides of the river
and the smoke made our walk
untenable.
We watched two fire companies
put out hot spots
on a computer screen
as our drone rose high enough
over the backyard to view the action.
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