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    Sunset reflected in the East: a fire in Yolo County – 7/1/18

    July brings
    scorching heat
    high winds

    A fire burning in Yolo County

    A monster they call it
    32,500 acres
    two percent contained

    Fifty miles south in Berkeley
    cars speckled with white ash
    greet the morning light

    Mandatory evacuation orders have been given
    yet some won’t leave their farms and ranches
    certainly not the animals

    Wasn’t it just yesterday?

     

    Fiery Sunset from Yolo county-2164

     

     

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    1. sandyjwhite Avatar
      sandyjwhite

      So frightening and becoming so frequent it seems.

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      1. Arati Avatar
        Arati

        Yes on both counts.

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    2. Osyth Avatar
      Osyth

      Nature has been playing with her fire fingers very regularly recently … I wonder when the end will come and I have no concept of how awful it must be for those affected. Again.

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      1. Arati Avatar
        Arati

        A lot of folks have ptsd. I hope they are getting support. Today the fire has spread exponentially and the lilght where I live has that eerie smoky glow! 🙏

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          Osyth

          I really and truly hope they are getting help … unattended, as you know, PTSD can have dreadful consequences in the long term. I really am so dreadfully sorry, dreadfully helpless. It’s hard to remark without feeling that one is just uttering platitudes but my heart hurts with the wretched soreness of burned insides. Truly. Go gently all of you and if you come upon anything tangible that a woman in New England feeling limbless can do then holler loud my way 🙏

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          Arati

          🙏

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    3. Imelda Avatar
      Imelda

      oh no! I hope the fire is contained soon.

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      1. Arati Avatar
        Arati

        So do I. Unfortunately with the dry winds today it has grown exponentially!

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    4. Grammy Writes Avatar
      Grammy Writes

      How awful! I pray for steady rain, calm winds and the safety of firefighters and residents.

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      1. Arati Avatar
        Arati

        May the Universe hear you. At this time of year rain would be a miracle.

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    5. beingryl Avatar
      beingryl

      wow – thank you, Arati

      -Ryl

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      1. Arati Avatar
        Arati

        My pleasure.

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    6. Fires in the West, Floods in the Midwest – Dancing to the Words Avatar
      Fires in the West, Floods in the Midwest – Dancing to the Words

      […] night I wrote and posted two photographs about the Yolo County fire As of a couple of hours ago 60,000 acres have burnt and containment is at […]

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    7. Angeline M Avatar
      Angeline M

      The Fire season has started incredibly early this year it seems. Scary to think of what awaits us. Excellent photos.

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      1. Arati Avatar
        Arati

        Thank you and yes it is scary to think of what might lay ahead in the months to come. Major fire in Colorado also! If only the rain from the Midwest would head this way!

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