Fast forward to the future: I wonder if I will be 60 and sitting in our underground home because the surface of the earth is an inhospitable temperature and the only way that my children and grandchildren can experience nature is to be in a biosphere where plants can grow.
Sorry if I seem a little down. I guess being evacuated last week has gotten to me. I can’t seem to get back into the swing of things. We were only out of our house for a day – better than the many who lost their homes to wildfire. We still have everything. Well, not everything, I’m losing my hope. I now wonder if this is going to be something that we California residents can look forward to in our future. We’ve had a hot, dry summer – once again. Here it is, early November, we’re all still wearing shorts, t-shirts and flip-flops, windows wide open (we have a whole house fan, our neighbors are still using their A/C units). It is supposed to get up to 85 again for the next several days. I don’t even want to check to see if 2007 is
the new record hot year.
Last week was scary. It took every ounce of firefighting ability we have and help from neighboring cities and states to get through the onslaught of wildfires. Can we do this every time the Santa Ana’s blow? The newspaper reported today that firefighters were trying to finish dousing out the Santiago Fire in preparation for the Santa Ana Winds expected this weekend.
There aren’t enough ways for us to thank all of the pilots, firefighters and forest service men and women who worked so hard (and still are) to save our homes.
I keep thinking about all the Global Warming articles I’ve read and the info I’ve gathered: drought in the western US, drier brush, harsh weather. If this is to become a yearly thing, will we have enough water in the future to successfully put out fires?
It is all the more reason to live more conservatively. Save water, recycle, do as many little things as we can to stop Climate Change.
I have to admit that since finding this site and my new friends this year I have been more conscience of the problems with our environment. I have quite running the water while brushing teeth and try notto turn on any heat unless necessary. Little things mostly-some recycling when i can-we dont have pick up but i know of a drop off not too far away. i am thankful to get tips from others. I see thru what some of my cafe friends have been thru and others in my life from these fires and disasters that it is necessary that we all try to do our part-atleast a little. Every little step is a step closer right! Thanks for sharing with us about your evacuation and your fears for the future of our children. We all worry about what things will be like for our kids, but do we all think of these things too? I dont think we always do. This was a good reminder!
God Bless
Jill