Fire Again! (darn it!)
Last summer--as reported in this blog--a fire burned on backside of the mountains abutting Santa Barbara for nearly a couple of months. I don't think we are in for that again--necessarily. But I was alarmed to note a) that my car was covered with ash this morning and b) that when I turned my head slightly I was able to see smoke rising close to us ON THIS SIDE of the mountains.
So far--in our favor--the fire is small (300 acres) and most importantly at the moment no high winds. Also--worse cases scenario--if weather conditions were to worsen the four lanes of 101 lie between us and the fire. That makes a "natural" fire break, though flames did leap 101 in the 80's.
I suppose I could sit outside in the falling ash and totally depress myself by watching the progress of the fire down the hill. But I think I will forgo that and mostly stay inside--which is where the authorities say a person should be considering the air quality.
For a while at least, updates on the fire may be found by clicking here.
