not here, not ever
September 3, 2009
Watching it, I thought, holy shit, I have never seen anything in my life like that. Well, not since I was driving through a burning rain forest, that got kind of out of hand and being in an open top jeep did not help but — no. Not here. Not ever. Then I asked my second father, Have you seen anything like this? He grew up here too, moreso than I did since we moved all the time when I was a kid. And also he is older than I am so you know, has seen more. And he said no. Not here. Not ever. And now newspapers say it. Which are probably run by people who were not even born here and did not grow up here. But they have charts and graphs. And they say, No. Not here. Not ever. Not like this.
:::more photos:::
:::la times fire map:::
:::mt. wilson observatory webcam:::
*as of 9 pm sept 2 shambala preserve is holding
*mt. wilson observatory webcam is down
*at this posting 150,000 acres burned
*my thanks to the firemen and firewomen holding the line, you are the reason the entire los angeles basin is not in flames
where those photos come from :
those are from los angeles times
fire
September 1, 2009
If you have missed it [I am not sure how you could these fires can be seen from space and Colorado is choking on our smoke] California is burning. But talking about it doesn’t really tell you what we are seeing here I am just going to post the photos they do.
[Also I am in Hollywood so not in harm's way --- unless the fire marches through Glendale and Burbank. It is trying. North Glendale is singed but holding.]
*at the time of this posting the fire has burned 121,000 acres and two firefighters have lost their lives — my thoughts are with the families and friends of the lost firemen and with their fellow firemen still on the line
*wildlife waystation 14831 lil tujunga canyon road sylmar needs help evacuating animals especially flatbed trucks call 818.899.5021*update, 8 pm sept 1, word is wildlife waystation has enough trucks but still needs crates
:::la times fire map:::
:::mt. wilson observatory webcam:::*update, sept 2, the observatory webcam is down, fires burned out its internet connections, the observatory is still standing
