Although I’ve caught up and set a few drafts aside, I once again find myself in a strange place.

It’s late, and I’ve been busy packing for a weekend away. My mind is not in a place of focus.

This is why I have the backup posts ready to go, for when I don’t have the time to sit and write something in the moment.

But I can’t help acknowledging what happened in Jasper yesterday evening.

I won’t go into details right now, because they are still trickling in. But it’s fair to say that a town close to my heart has been — at the very least — partially destroyed by wildfires.

And while the footage I’ve seen is gutwrenching, I can take solace in the fact that there was no loss of human life.

I will revisit this when more details emerge.