Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

This morning there was the news of a fire north of us.  High temperatures and gusty winds made today disturbing.  I didn't take the baby out this afternoon but rather kept him shut up in the house.  We are all waiting for cooler temperatures and eventually some rain.  In the meantime, my dear friend and I had cappuchinos outside a coffee place, taking turns bouncing my grandson on our knees.  We described our weekend, when we were coincidentally in the same state at the same time.  A state with rain and much cooler weather.  What can we do?  Nature is in charge, and I don't think humans have much to do with this dilemma, as we live in an arid environment with a history of fire as well as earthquakes.  Fall is tough on us here.  We have our haunting memories and when heat and wind coincide, we're spooked.  Halloween, indeed.