The North State fires are on everyone’s minds. Ash lingers in the air. Smoke chokes and cloaks. Events are canceled. People seriously consider things like which valuables to take if evacuated, and whether their fire insurance would be sufficient coverage to replace their home if, God forbid, it was destroyed by fire.
Mel, our bashful Shasta County neighbor, took these photos, which Joe (son in the Czech Republic) made into a slide show.
And Mitsy Krzywicki, an artist who writes Food for Thought gardening columns, shared her fire shots and words on her blog.
Finally, Renee Mort of Redding shared her photos of fires seen from Redding, while driving with her beau, Rob LeBaron. Renee also submitted her related video, with music.
It lasts a bit less than 6 minutes. Here’s the link to Renee’s video
Here’s what Renee added about her observations:
“It was very interesting to hear what folks were saying,” she said. “Basically, just everyone gasping in disbelief, worried about folks that live in the area, and talking about how helpless they feel right now. The human aspect of this fire fiasco is much more interesting than the fire itself. The overall thing I heard from people was them wishing they could do more to help.”
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