fascinate me calm me give me a sensation beyond knowing all that changes remains unchanged -Elizabeth Munroz .

  "If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?" - John Woode...

Had a shut-in birthday. The nearby fire this week has been serious, houses burned. Some animals, have not escaped. Though now, at least it i...

"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." - Jim Rohn

"Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you." - Mother Teresa

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." ~ ...

I put my cat in her travel case to take her to the vet. It was nearly 100 degrees out. Even though my car has air conditioning, I worrie...

I have recently been asked for an update on the new fires in my region. We have had a very dry spring. Little rain. That makes the bushes an...

I saw an interesting video today about "Reverse Graffiti". I couldn't figure out what that meant when I first saw the phrase. ...

The Fire is completely contained. They are now spreading seed. Jim Sienkiewicz, Photographer - From his website Hopefully, it will gro...

Capitola, California after the rain The fire is 70 percent contained. It helped that we had some rain and lower temperatures. So thin...

I thought by going up to San Francisco, I would escape from the worst of the smoke. But, when I came home, I discovered it was still bad e...

The part of California where I live has patches of redwood forest encroached upon by civilization. The fire started in a rural area about 7 ...

A Mother's Love A mother's love! What can compare with it! Of all things on earth, it comes nearest to divine love in heaven....