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North state fires: photos and video
The North State fires are on everyone’s minds. Ash lingers in the air. Smoke chokes and cloaks. Events are canceled. People seriously consider things like which valuables to take if evacuated, and whether their fire insurance would be sufficient coverage to replace their home if, God forbid, it was destroyed by fire.
Mel, our bashful Shasta County neighbor, took these photos, which Joe (son in the Czech Republic) made into a slide show.
And Mitsy Krzywicki, an artist who writes Food for Thought gardening columns, shared her fire shots and words on her blog.
Finally, Renee Mort of Redding shared her photos of fires seen from Redding, while driving with her beau, Rob LeBaron. Renee also submitted her related video, with music.
It lasts a bit less than 6 minutes. Here’s the link to Renee’s video
Here’s what Renee added about her observations:
“It was very interesting to hear what folks were saying,” she said. “Basically, just everyone gasping in disbelief, worried about folks that live in the area, and talking about how helpless they feel right now. The human aspect of this fire fiasco is much more interesting than the fire itself. The overall thing I heard from people was them wishing they could do more to help.”
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Hello Doni,
I am a friend of Renee Mort’s and just wanted to tell you thank you for using her photo’s and movie on your website. She is a very talented young artist and photographer. I hope to see more of her work on your website too.
An appreciative fan of yours and hers.
Diane
Ha! And now you see why I call Di my “Mom #2″. She is forever my cheerleader, my supporter and she is always there for me. Thanks for the props, Di. I love ya!
Hi Doni,
It’s great that you use local talent to add depth and interest to your site. Renee’s pictures are beautiful and the video packed a lot of punch visually with a great choice of music. That talented girl is my daughter too. She also does many wonderful videos of animals and pets. We are VERY proud of her!
Mom #1
Am I lucky to have these gals or what?
Ren - (spoiled rotten)
Yes, you are lucky. But you’re also talented, which is why we’re happy to share your work. Thank you! Doni
For anyone that is interested in the Martin Mars, the huge plane that arrived today to give our firefighters the support they need, here is all the information about the planes and how they got started. Facinating!
http://www.martinmars.com/