It’s been so weird to read about the wildfires in Northern California this summer, because nearly all the places affected were the places that I visited in April on my trip. Big Sur, Monterey, Mariposa, Midpines… I just read an article today about the wildfires reaching Yosemite National Park. It was all so beautiful- I can’t imagine the devastation.
I don’t know what I would do in that situation, if I lived there. I guess if I knew that it was a possibility that my house would be threatened, I’d pack up anything of sentimental value, put the animals in the car, and hightail it the fuck out of there. But that’s easy for me to say and probably not so easy to do, to leave your house and possessions behind. Thinking about it, I can pretty much determine what I’d want to take with me (computers, photographs and albums, important identification and insurance paperwork) and what I could always buy again (nearly everything else). I suppose I should think ahead and separate out the important stuff so that if it ever came to it, I would be able to make those choices quickly. I am glad that I long ago made backups to keep offsite in case of burglary or tornados. (You know all about me and my tornado worries.)
We’ve had quite the opposite here- several inches of rain over the past week and thunderstorms almost every night. It’s been quite a wet summer, though the first few weeks of July were dry enough that I did get out my sprinkler to keep the new grass in the backyard from dying off. But the rain has returned. Some say that should make for pretty fall color in the bluffs. Maybe. Maybe not. You just never know, but personally I’m going to save some weekends for road trips this autumn. Looking forward to it!
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