There is a strong chance that by now, you’ve seen aerial views of my house shot by the news helicopters covering the California fires. The current crop of fires surrounding me have shrouded our house in thick smoke and covered the deck with chalky ash. More than once, people have suggested I’m crazy for living here in the canyons above the ocean where vegetation and wildlife sometimes turn into our mortal enemies. If there was an Olympic category for “packing up the cars really fast,” I’m pretty sure we’d medal in it. Anywhere we can ― friends’ and relatives’ homes or even hotels ― just as long as we are out of the evacuation zone.

Source: Huffington Post December 07, 2017 23:37 UTC