It happened again and it is finally over. Residents of California can finally breathe. Ashes and the smell of barbecue filled our lungs for two weeks. Some of us who love to take walks, jog, or exercise outdoors found ourselves indoors for over a week. My dog refused to go out for our daily walk because it was hard to breathe.
We are so thankful that the damage was somewhat controlled. Although we have lost hundreds of homes, we know that without our wonderful firefighters who have worked tirelessly for the last two weeks, we escaped even more disastrous damage. Thank God we have a governor that understood that this was a serious matter that needed his immediate action. Thank God that we had assistance from firefighters from out of state and outside our counties. Thank God that there were very few lives taken. Napoleon Hill says that "Adversity has in it an equivalent or greater benefit." Let us hope that this does work out for the best for all the families that were affected. Our prayers are with them.
Here are some stunning photos from the fire. They show how close our firefighters were and how they staked their life for every minute that they were out there protecting us. Click the photo to enlarge or check it out in my photo album. These photos have been circulating the internet. They were probably taken by the reporters. I have some photos in the album that were taken by residents of the affected areas.
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