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burnt hills

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hawkstature

Bodie and I did a few laps of Legacy Park this morning, past all the mosaic statues. (Wow, looking at those photos I’m delighted by how different the park looks after 14 years of native plant growth.) We viewed the burned hills above town—the Franklin fire came right down to City Hall. We are so lucky more structures weren’t lost. Thank you, firefighters!

franklin fire

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franklin sunset

We had no electricity for 48 hours while the Franklin wildfire has raged nearby. Things I did while the power was out:

  • planted potatoes
  • knitted a dishcloth
  • crocheted a rug out of old tshirts
  • read a book
  • walked around and chatted with neighbours
  • admired the dramatic sunsets
  • enjoyed candlelit dinner cooked on the camp stove

We’re grateful for the fire fighters and their technology. For now, we are out of danger but the fire is still burning and the winds could shift, so we are staying alert and prepared.

corral canyon

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It’s easy to take the wrong turn on the Corral Canyon loop trail and end up climbing way up the mountain. I managed to do so AGAIN today. I eventually realised my error and backtracked; I’m *pretty* sure I won’t make that mistake a third time.

There aren’t many wildflowers out yet, but the grounds of the burned out house are full of naturalized garden flowers, including African flag, periwinkles, and the ubiquitous oxalis. I gathered a baggie of sour flowers to try making ink — more to come on that!