Wednesday, October 24, 2007

stop drop and roll

my neighborhood...





















the view from my neighbor's house...



















































relax. those pictures were taken back in May, when a fire ravaged Griffith Park. my house and i were treated to a front row seat. fortunately, there were no Santa Anna winds, which is why my house is still standing and the firemen were able to put it out over night -- thus, not warranting a major national news flurry.

as for these fires raging right now... well, aside from a bad case of the sneezes and a scratchy throat, thanks to the giant cloud of dust/ash that's hovering over the lower fourth of the state at the moment...i'm just fine. the fires are mainly to the north, northwest, and south of me.

many east coast transplants out here complain that southern california doesn't get any seasons. not true, we have three -- earth(quake), wind, and fire.

wind and fire have just collided. hence the Apocalypse down in san diego, where the majority of the damage has been wraught.

good luck and godspeed to those brave firefighters. may there be windless days and nights ahead...

til next time...

1 comments:

julietaroja said...

Just because all the writers are on strike does not give you an excuse to ignore your blog for this long. Miss you.