Writings from a wanderer: Rebuilding after the fire

It’s a relief to see a blue sky.

The smoke from the Butte Lightning Complex fires blanketed Butte County for weeks. Fire turned the sky in Paradise orange. Ash rained down in Paradise and Chico. Wind and dry brush fueled the…

Smoke, fire, fear

Saturday morning Bruce and I sat under the cover of our back deck and watched God’s weather channel. Lightning zigged and zagged. Thunder rocked and rolled. We smelled the rain before we heard its ping on the roof overhead. The…