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Originally Posted by crystalsmom  Lauren, I did not notice you lived in this area. I am so glad to know you are safe but it must be overwhelming to look out at once was such beauty before to what you are looking at now. California people seem to be so strong and they will rebuild but nature will take some time. I worry about Payton and family too but really worry less once I know they have evacuated rather than trying to stick it out. I just saw some horses stuck between the fires coming at both sides of them. This is all so sad but so happy you and your family are alright. |
Joan, thankfully I am quite some distance from the nearest fire in Santiago Canyon.I am in that area so often, and cannot imagine what those once beautiful hills must look like right now. I am originally from South Africa, where houses are built out of solid brick, so you never saw a conflagration such as you see here. The hills around me have so much dry brush, and some years the fires have come so close, I can see the actual flames....very scary. But this season my neighborhood has remained untouched, thank God.
I just feel so heartbroken for all those poor souls that have not been so fortunate.
It's funny, but when I watch the news, I feel almost worse for the poor terrified creatures, like the horses you describe, than the people. The animals are just so defenseless.
Lauren