Frank Zappa and the Mothers had the best place around...

[serai]

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First concrete sighting: Driving up the freeway to Pasadena (east of L.A.), saw the orange-brown haze of smoke pouring through the gap between the San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains. That was impressive. The sunlight is just starting to take on that lowering tinge that eventually becomes an angry frown in the air.

Haven't seen any ash yet, but I hear it's falling farther south, and we'll get some here if the Malibu fires get worse. There'll be a lot of green growth in the spring, if we get the rain to nourish it. Fire is bad for humans, but it's quite good for the earth.

Comments

[belleferret.livejournal.com]

Beautiful and natural and terrifying.

Too many members of my flist are too close to the fires.
:-(

[serai1.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's bad further south. I was a bit irked to hear over the radio that a lot of the effort that should have gone to containing the fires earlier went to evacuating people who had refused to leave when instructed to do so. If the San Diego County Fire Marshall is telling you to leave, get the fuck out.