My friend David in Northern California posted this most timely and saddening blog post today. Thank you, David. Puts into perspective the fact that I stopped up the garbage disposal (again) with vegetable peelings 🙄. May the healing of body, heart and mind, and of our precious Mother Nature begin in every needed way.
Ashes of Paradise (taken at noon Thursday) ~d nelson
Remembering that time when
my journey landed me upon
a special high forested mountainside,
inhabited, mostly, with friendly older folks,
who called the place Paradise.
Perhaps you can remember
such a pleasant place, yourself.
Ashes of Paradise 2 (taken at noon on Thursday)
Hadn’t thought about Paradise
for such a long time
until the other day when darkness
suddenly descended at noon
and its ashes rained down on my valley.
A local witness said it was like the gates of hell opened up.
Ashes of Paradise 5 ~usda
Breathing in (with a carbon filtered mask), I taste smoke, again.
Breathing out, clean carbon dioxide.
Sadly reflecting on those lost, newly homeless,
continued windy, bone-dry conditions,
realizing another catastrophic California inferno.
Details are easily found on current news & here. (my local air quality below)
Ashes of Paradise 6 ~epa
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Shielagh 
thank you for kindly sharing, Sunny!
the air is still unhealthy here,
but fortunately
not that unhealthy.
may you have
a peaceful holiday 🙂
I’m happy to share your wonderful photos and poetic comments, David. I am glad the air quality has improved somewhat!