what looks like a big black rain cloud over the apartment building behind us is actually an enormous plume of smoke from the fire burning across the valley from us -- just 10 miles away
since Saturday, when the fire started, it had been burning in the canyons on the west side of the city
yesterday afternoon the winds shifted and drove the fire over the ridge and into the thousands of homes that were built in one of the largest urban/wild land interfaces in the country
it was, to quote a local reporter, "a firestorm of epic proportion"
the sky glowed orange all night -- it was like looking into hell
on the left side of this picture is the biggest piece that I was able to pick up in the yard -- its about 3.5 inches long
and this morning the wading pool that we set up to help the dog keep cool has a film of fine black ash over it's surface
it smells smoky here
we had planned to mow the yards this morning, but in these conditions we have decided to wait --
the advisory for folks our age is to not do anything that requires a lot of physical exertion
I have to say I have not gotten a lot done on projects the last couple of days --- knowing that there are people I know that have probably lost their homes is unnerving
praying for rain --- and safety for everyone directly touched by this fire
1 comment:
Gasping at that first picture. My stars. Stay safe.
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