Ash and smoke still in the air...at least as of yesterday the santa ana condition is gone and some humidity is back in the air. The off shore breeze we all love so much is now bringing the smoke and ash back to shore, which is a bit ironic.
My friend, Ellen and the rest of the street were able to go back to their homes as of Friday... after being evacuated since Monday! At least my good friends have a home to go back to!
Fires all around are barely 50% contained and they've been burning since Sunday/Monday... having delays in air rescue as well as hurricane force winds have caused complete devastation... you'd swear a bomb went off. Houses and cars didn't just burn they incinerated/melted.
On the other hand, know about more friends that their families have lost their homes and some acquaintances of mine did lose theirs.
Just 5 miles from Ellen's home is where I grew up and the fire was confirmed just yards away from my home I grew up in - over 30 years in that home - and another childhood friend's home where she and her siblings still live - the chance is very strong that both my old home and hers are now gone.. but I won't know for a day or two.
Don't know why I am still emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausted, but I am.... hate being empathic at times. The devistation of my whole world growing up is not easy.
