hey guys, at least there aren't zillions of acres of leaves burning where you are!
(major scarcasm. one of the major files in so cal is just four miles from my home and i am one of the lucky ones. doubly lucky since our terrific next door neighbor is making sure our tortoise isn't bothered by the ash.)
i love it when things come back in the spring, the savory sage-y smell of the desert scrub.
death provides the energy for rebirth.