Enjoy life it can be shorter than you think

Hello Hello Hivians

Enjoy life

Every so often we get a sharp reminder that life can be short.

Yesterday afternoon when working in my home office I heard lots of sirens.

As that room is at the front of the house on a main road I just presumed it was emergency vehicles on their way to some sort of accident.

I later found out that this was true.

We have the curtains drawn closed normally in that room and I did peak my head out to see a fire engine across the road.

Little did I know when I was at an exhibition at the weekend that I would be seeing a fire engine in Kirkcaldy.

When I went to meet Mrs T at the bus stop yesterday afternoon there were still police cars and fire engines all over the place.

There was an ambulance parked on the street. It did not have lights flashing and I thought nothing of it.

Fast forward to today and I was coming back up the hill (murder hill as I call it as it is pure murder when you are hauling groceries up on your back!).

The football ground that I live opposite is Raith Rovers and they are vying for top spot in the Scottish Championship.

The scene was from this afternoon and very different to 24 hours previously when the road was closed.

When I got opposite the ground, I could see a policeman and woman still there....

I could see the house taped off and where the fire was.

I asked the policewoman if everyone was okay. She replied that they have not released details yet.

To me that sounded quite ominous.

I did cross the road to take the picture. I felt it quite morbid taking pics when they could see, so this was opposite the street in the football ground car park.

Now this picture shows how close it was to us.

Our house is on the left behind the red car.

It was just a couple of doors down.

Big shout out to the Raith Rovers groundsman who raised the alarm after he saw flames shooting out of the roof.

Also well done to the youth squad of Raith Rovers, as it was them who were training at the time.

Apparently they went door to door to help evacuate neighbours on either side of the affected property.

They even went back to get babymilk for one wee child.

I got home after taking these pictures and made a coffee...

Up popped on my home the latest news which you can read in Person dies in house fire in Kirkcaldy

I have no idea what happened as this happened in the early afternoon, but it makes you think.

One minute life is all hunkydory then the next it has gone.

This is a new month, life is short, so enjoy it and don't waste it.

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your day!