Today is a gorgeous day. The lingering residue from the nearby fires has dissipated and the sky is a clear, pure blue. It's been quite warm the past couple of days, but without humidity, it just adds to the sparkle. This is what the desert is known for, this is what brings in the tourists and their dollars. This is what keeps our economy rolling right along.
This is desert delicious.
It's hard to imagine that there are still fires raging through the nearby landscapes to the west and to the southwest. There are evacuees still waiting to return to their homes, still waiting to learn whether they have a home or rubble waiting for them. There are still evacuees wearing the clothes they had on when they fled for their lives ...
It's amazing how quickly the media moved on. I guess the attention span for fires burning in SoCal is shorter than the scope of the fire. It's not a perky, upbeat story or salacious gossip, so fires still threatening thousands of homes puts too much pall on the national news to continue to report on them. It's sad, but all the top politicos have been here, done that, and moved on--so let's go find something more upbeat!
Think of the ratings, people.
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