109/365 Well, this is fire country...

This was the view from my backyard. The fire had been sparked by a motorcycle accident (bike vs. hill), no report on how the biker is doing at this time. This one was WAY too close, so glad it happened right by the fire station on the 150! They jumped on it and got it under control pretty fast. I don't know if the Lake Casitas campground had to be evacuated or not... if you look close, you can see the copter in the smoke... and the other pic is of the heli flying right by our house down the river bed... pretty cool.

I also spent a GREAT day with my good friend Renee. SO rejuvenating to hang out with her. It always makes me feel so good!

108/365 Forces working against me...

So... I tried to get down to Ventura again to get some shots of Bobby and Shawn surfing... didn't happen! I got way-layed up here going back to Eva's where I had left my camera bag (and telephoto lens), and by the time I got there this was the only shot I got of them. Bummer. They did give me some AMAZING fresh veggies though... gorgeous... gonna make a mad salad to bring to the beach tomorrow! YUM!
It was nice down there compared to being in the furnace of Ojai all day, so I hung out and got this other shot of some happy people on the beach... I'll get some surf action shots of Bobby SOME DAY!!!

107/365 Ahhhhh, Lancaster....

Had to make another trip out there today for work... never thought I'd need to do that! It was a good meeting, though... looking forward to these changes!

As we were leaving, Christine's car wouldn't start, but we gave her a jump and she was good to go!

supplement...Wildfire sunset...

Once again, I like this pic... so up it goes! I really did very little PS editing here. The wild fires suck, yes, but MAN do they do amazing things to the sunsets!

106/365 Feed Me Seymour!

One of my orchids is going to bloom again! Very exciting. I can't help but think of "Little Shop of Horrors" when I look close at these buds... Can't you just see it saying that???

105/365 In Honor.

With all the fires raging in Southern California right now, (currently 41 new fires, 5 large, uncontained) I thought I'd take this opportunity to honor the firefighters. We appreciate all they do and sometimes the major sacrifices they endure to keep us residents safe!

104/365 I feel pretty.... oh so pretty...

Well, NOW I do... maybe not so much in the pic... That's Beedge... the coolest stylist ever! He needs to write a memoir... he's had quite an interesting life!