Tuesday, October 30, 2007

The Aftermath

A week after the fire here in the valley, we slowly return to our normal routine. The fire has died down, and we cleaned up our surroundings, as the gusty winds have strewn debris all over the place. I vacuumed and dusted the house; swept the back yard of leaves and ashes; hosed down the patio; put my potted plants back up to their places and watered them. In the early morning hours as the dew drops moisten the ground, the smell of ash permeates the air. It hangs there until the sun warms up and dries everything around.

This lady is back to her usual morning of roller blading with her pet dog.
A family (below) have just visited a haunted house at the civic center.


Sunday morning, my husband and I went out for our weekly meandering. We drove down White Street and found some of the brush burned hills very close to homes. No houses were burned in this area, but it clearly shows that the fire was too close for comfort.

We had lunch and then came back a few hours later. We drove through the back street leading to our place, and we found these houses burned to the ground. There were 5 of them in a row. It's sad to see these homes turn to ashes, even their cars were burned. It's a grim sight to see, and most especially to the homeowners. These houses are a mile away from my place.




Hopefully, the homeowners would get back to rebuilding their homes after everything is worked out by their insurance companies. The federal government have promised to help those who do not have home insurance.

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11 comments:

Anonymous said...

such a sad state. glad it's all over and you're safe

Anonymous said...

mari, do the santa ana winds visit or plague southern calif during fall months only?

Nini

Anonymous said...

whewww thank God at natapos na rin...

tuloy lang talaga ang buhay...

tagal mo pa pala visit sa pinas... next year uwi na kayo hehe

Mari said...

tutubi,
It truly is sad, now we are relieved it is all over.

Thanks for the visit.

Mari said...

nini,
When they occur, I don't really remember what month. I googled and found out that it usually is from the month of Oct. to Feb.

Here's more info: The Santa Ana: Calif.'s Evil Wind

Thanks

Mari said...

kneeko,
Yup, whew nga.

Puwede rin siguro next year ang uwi. ;-)

Salamat sa bisita.

Anonymous said...

gee,I really feel sorry for your surrounding Mari,but God is good that you`re safe with your hubby.Everyday is a hard day for you,but it won`t be forever,for sure :)

smile!!

ghee

Anonymous said...

thanks for that link, very informative.

Nini

Mari said...

ghee,
We are lucky there's not much damage in my area, unlike down south where hundreds of homes were burned to the ground. So sad.

Thanks for the comment.

nini,
You're welcome.

Anonymous said...

grabe ano?
mabuti meron fire insurance sila ....or the gov´t help the family who has no insurances.....

sus kung sa atin, ewan na lang..

Mari said...

vicki,
Oo nga. Ang paligid namin pala ay nasunog ang mga bundok...buti na lang naagapan ng mga bombero sa helicopter. Kawawa naman ang mga nasunugan.

Salamat sa bisita mo.