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.

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[serai1.livejournal.com]

What? Oh no, no no. The air looks a little weird, but we've seen that before. It was much worse some years ago when practically all of the Malibu forest burned down. That time the air was positively brown, raining ashes, for quite a ways inland. We're not smelling smoke yet. Because of the hills I can only see the horizon to the west, and it's hazed up but not anywhere near hellish...yet. We'll see how it looks tomorrow morning.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

Hee. I was picturing something sort of "Mordorish". I sure hope it improves for everyone out there!