Leaping Into the Breach at the Beach
First of all, my apologies for the long absence from this beautiful home away from home and all it’s splendid artists and dear friends. The bad news is I don’t have Internet at home still, and likely won’t. The good news is
I’M OPENING MY OWN GALLERY IN BIG SUR!!
And there’s Internet here.
All Sparhawk paintings and drawings and books. This happend so fast I can’t believe it myself….
Cachagua Fires Contained - 100%
They’re out. We’re in. All evacuees have returned home with their families, animals and surfboards. The sky is blue. Life is good.
I’ve felt like a giant crumb to have vanished from so many friends here for the past month plus, not much time except a fast leap in every now and then, and I miss you one and all. RedBubble has been a terrific place for friendships for me. Please forgive my absenc…
Getting Close, Pyrotechnics, Smoke, & Night Fires
Amazing night. You can now see flames leaping hundreds of feet into the air on the first visible range in Cachagua, from the hill in front of the post office. That’s about 25 miles from town. Worry about the skillful jump ability of flame.
The sun was setting, a massive cloud of smoke over the valley lit bright pink, totally astounding. It’s getting closer.
We now have a full tent camp for th…
Big Sur burning, Smokey the Bear Sutra chant makes rounds
Big Sur is now under mandatory evacuation. It looks like it’s still the worst of the fire, that is, a threat to people and livestock and homes as opposed to pure beautiful wilderness. People are headed to Monterey with their cats and dogs and birds and horses and families to shelter with friends and in the local high schools, etc.
The firemen are acting like they should, bringing bulldozers in…
FIRE UPDATE
Thanks to everyone here who sent psychic magic, the fires are changing course and THERE ARE NO LIGHTNING THUNDER STORMS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND!!
I know you did that. God Bless.
There’s a teeny grocery store run by a caterer out in Cachagua. This will give you a feel for what the neighborhood’s like, such great people. There’s more on http://cachaguastore.blogspot.com, and it’s all worth the r…
California's on Fire
Lots of serious fires just north and inland of where I live. South of San Francisco has had some bad burning for over two weeks along the coast, stopped then started up again. Mostly inland areas and mountainous, most of it caused by lightning strikes, one by a runaway campfire. The Indians Wildland fires and Ventana Wilderness fires have consumed hundreds of acres in beautiful Big Sur, threate…